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Cow Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornton in Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Coggill 1376 Ipm 1660 PR 1858 O.S.
  • Cowgill 1693 ib

Etymology

, Coggill 1376 Ipm, 1660 PRet freq to 1858 O.S., Cowgill 1693 ib , v. gil ' ravine ' , the first el . is doubtful but could be ' cow ' .