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Akay Dub & Akay Lodge

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Eykaw 1647 PR
  • Ayka 1648 ib
  • Aykhaw 1655 ib

Etymology

, Eykaw 1647 PR, Ayka 1648ib, Aykhaw 1655 ib , ' oak hill ' , v. eik , haugr , dubb ' pool ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement