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Cumbric Place Names

Place Name Meaning
Bathgate
(West Lothian, Scotland)
Map
Boar wood
Elements: Badd (Boar) + Ceto-/Ced (Wood)
Earlier Name: Batket (c.1160), Scottish Gaelic: Both Chèit

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Blencarn
(Cumbria)
Map
Cairn / Rock summit
Elements: Blain (Summit) + Carn (Cairn / Rock)
Earlier Name: Blencarn (c.1159)

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Blencathra (hill)
(Cumbria)
Map
Seat summit
Elements: Blain (Summit / Top) + Cadeir (Chair / Seat)
Reference
Blencogo
(Cumbria)
Map
Cuckoos' peak
Elements: Blain (Peak) + Cogow (Cuckoos)
Earlier Name: Blencoggou (c.1190)

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Blencow
(Cumbria)
Map
Hill summit
Elements: Blain (Summit) + Old Scandinavian Haugr (Hill)
Earlier Name: Blenco (c.1231)

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Blennerhasset
(Cumbria)
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Shieling with hay on the summit
Elements: Blain (Summit) + Old Scandinavian Hey (Hay) + Old Scandinavian Sǽtr (Shieling)
Earlier Name: Blennerheiseta (c.1188)

Reference
Blindcrake
(Cumbria)
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Rock summit
Elements: Blain (Summit) + Creig (Rock)
Earlier Name: Blenecreyc (12th Century)

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Caerlanrig
(Scotland)
Glade fort
Elements: Cair (Fort) + Lanerc (Glade)
Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Lannraig

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Carlisle
(Cumbria)
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Fort of Lugus
Elements: Cair (Fort) + Luel (Lugus)
Earlier Name: Luguvalium, Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Luail

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Cumdivock
(Cumbria)
Map
Black glen
Elements: Cum (Glen) + Divog (Black)
Reference
Cumrew
(Cumbria)
Map
Glen slope
Elements: Cum (Glen) + Rhiu (Slope)
Reference
Drumlanrig
(Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland)
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Glade Ridge
Elements: Drum (Ridge) + Lanerc (Glade)
Earlier Name: Drumlangryg (c.1384), Scottish Gaelic: Druim Lannraig

Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3, Reference 4
Eccles
(Scottish Borders, Scotland)
Map
Church
Element: Egles (Church)
Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais

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Edinburgh
(Scotland)
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Fort of Eidyn
Elements: Din (Fort) + Eidyn (Eidyn)
Earlier Name: Din Eidyn, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann

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Falkirk
(Scotland)
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Speckled church
Elements: Egles (Church) + Breth (Speckled)
Earlier Name: Egles Breth

Reference
Helvellyn
(Cumbria)
Map
Yellow moor
Elements: Hal (Moor) + Melyn (Yellow)
Earlier Name: Helvillon (c.1577)

Reference
Inskip
(Lancashire)
Map
Bowl island
Elements: Inis (Island) + Cib (Bowl)
Earlier Name: Inscip

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Glasgow
(Scotland)
Map
Green hollow
Elements: Glas (Green in nature) + Cou (Hollow)
Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu

Reference
Govan
(Glasgow, Scotland)
Map
Small crest / small hill / small promontory
Element: *gwovan
Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn

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Lamplugh
(Cumbria)
Map
Parish Church
Elements: Lann + Plwyf (Parish)
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Lanercost
(Cumbria)
Map
Augustus' Glade
Elements: Lanerc (Glade) + Aust (Augustus)
Reference 1, Reference 2
Lanark
(Scotland)
Map
Glade
Elements: Lanerc (Glade)
Scottish Gaelic: Lannraig

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Linlithgow
(West Lothian, Scotland)
Map
Lake in the damp/moist hollow
Elements: Llyn (Lake) + Laith (Damp/Moist) + Cou (Hollow)
Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Iucha

Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3, Reference 4, Reference 5
Macefen
(Cheshire)
Map
The boundary field
Elements: Maes (Field) + Y (The) + Ffin (Boundary)
Reference 1, Reference 2
Melrose
(Scotland)
Map
Bare moor
Elements: Mail (Bare) + Ros (Moor)
Earlier Name: Mailros

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Ochiltree
(East Ayrshire, Scotland)
Map
High town
Elements: Uchel (High) + Tre (Town)
Earlier Name: Uchletree

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Paisley
(Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Map
Basilica, church
Bassalec (Basilica, Church)
Earlier Name: Passeleth (c.1157), Scottish Gaelic: Pàislig

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Peebles
(Scottish Borders)
Map
Tent
Element: Pebyll (Tents)
Earlier Name: Pebles (c.1125)

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Penicuik
(Midlothian, Scotland)
Map
Cuckoo Hill / Headland of the Cuckoo
Elements: Pen(n) (Hill) + Cog (Cuckoo)
Earlier Name: Penicok (c.1296), Scottish Gaelic: Peighinn na Cuthaig

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Penketh
(Cheshire)
Map
Wood's end
Elements: Penn (End) + Ced (Wood)
Earlier Name: Penket (c.1242)

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Penkridge
(Staffordshire)
Map
Tumulus on a headland
Elements: Penn (Headland) + Crug (Tumulus)
Earlier Name: Pennocrucium (4th Century AD)

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Penn
(Buckinghamshire)
Map
Place at the head / end / top
Element: Penn (Head / End / Top)
Earlier Name: Penna (c.1188)

Reference
Penn (Upper)
(Wolverhampton)
Map
Place at the head / end / top
Element: Penn (Head / End / Top)
Earlier Name: Penne (c.1086)

Reference
Penn (Lower)
(Staffordshire)
Map
Place at the head / end / top
Element: Penn (Head / End / Top)
Reference
Pennersax
(United with Carruthers in 1609 to form Middlebie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland)
Map
End of Saxon territory / Englishman's summit
Elements: Pen(n) (End) + Y (The) + Sais (Saxon/Englishman)
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Penpont
(Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland)
Map
Bridge end
Elements: Pen(n) (End) + Pont (Bridge)
Reference
Penrith
(Cumbria)
Map
Head of the ford
Elements: Pen(n) (Head) + Rhid (Ford)
Earlier Names: Penrith (c.1100)

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Penruddock
(Cumbria)
Map
Headland by the little ford
Elements: Penn (Headland) + Rhidog (Little Ford)
Earlier Name: Penreddok (c.1278)

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Tallentire
(Cumbria)
Map
End of the land
Elements: Tal (End) + Ən (The) + Tir (Land)
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Terregles
(Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland)
Map
Homestead of the church
Elements: Tref (Homestead) + Yr (The) + Egles / Eglwys (Church)
Earlier Names: Travereglis (c.1359)

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Tranent
(East Lothian, Scotland)
Map
Homestead on the streams
Elements: Tref (Homestead) + Naint (Streams)
Reference 1, Reference 2