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Stone Gappe

Other OS name in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Stonegap 1697,1627 PRKld

Etymology

, 1591, 1635 WillY , 1652FGr 23 , Stonegap 1697, 1627 PRKld , v. stān ' stone ' , gap ' gap, opening ' ( in a wall ) ; it is on the parish boundary and doubtless refers to an opening in a wall through which the road to Lothersdale passed .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name