This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... a Woody Hill. It may have fed Hogs. The word bar in Sax: sig: a Boar, & a Barrow a Male HogGelt. Barrow sig: also a Tumulus, or burial-place: and in another sense, a Hill. n9 Divers Observations concerning that Part of the Beetham Liberty already described. In fact the whole Township is already described, for Haverbrack is in another Constablewick; but as It has the Church within it's Hamlet, so it joins with Us in the Church sess, & the alternately finding Us a Warden.--The Manner of raising the Church sess, Poor Rate, Constable sess, & Land Tax for the Whole see pages 42, 43 & 44 of MS. The Names of Fields, Dales & Lands are frequently so many Monuments of Men & old-done Deeds.--Hawking-Hill has its name from letting off the Hawks on that Eminence, near Beethom Hall. Pinfold Flatts from a Pinfold thereabouts. Hen Holms & Hare Holms, Meadows smittle for Hares & Water-Hens. Brabin Hole a place in the River Where Mr Brabin used to Bathe & Swim. Carrington Hole a deep place in ye River at the high End of Grise Head, where 70 or 80 Years agoe, Eliz: Carrington, a pretty Young Woman, being got with Child by her Lover, one evening He took a Walk with her to this place, & whilst She was looking about Her, was thrown into the River by Him. By good Luck Her Struggles & Her Petty Coats carried her to the opposite Side, where catching hold on a Willow-Root, She sav'd Herself. Wye Meadow near Arnside Tower Moss, sig: Watry Meadow, from the Brit: Gui: Angl: Wiji: from which root comes Muddy, Eddy, durty. The above Field Grisehead seems to have its name from being the place where the Grise or Wild Swine pastur'd. Gowland Brigg & Lane is below Beetham Hall. Here follows a blank page. p 121 Haverbrack Manor. "Halfrebec...