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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dovecote Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Dovecoatgil 1633 PR
  • Dowcoategill 1626 ib

Etymology

, Dovecoatgil 1633 PR, Dowcoategill 1626 ib , ' dove-cote ravine ' , v. dūfe , cot , gil .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement