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Article i TOPOGRAPHICAL NOMPNCLATITEB. ← Page 2 of 7 →
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I Topographical Nompnclatiteb.
OF THE WOBD HA ^ The word H ^ bour , except in It is to he found , as a matter of course ; without the [< b / 5 as the law of the aspirate was looser , form than is conimonly supposed .
Berkshire—Arbourfield , near Wokingham . Devonshire—Harberton . Harbertonfbrd . Herefordshire— - Lady Harbour , Eardisley . Arbour Hill , Ro ss . Harbour Farm , Goodrich . Hertfordshire—Harborough Banks . Lancashire—Arbour , Chipping .
Leicestershire—Harborough . NOTTINGHAMSHIREClifton Harbour . Shropshire—* Cound Arbour . Warwickshire—Harberbury . Harborough , near Rugby . Westmoreland— . Harbourwahi , Crosby . Harbonrflat , Murton . Yorkshire—Green Arbor , Great Smeaton .
OF THE WOED BOWER . The word Bower is found mostly in the northern and eastern districts . It is , however , most largely to be recognized in the word Burton , of which , however , a list is not given here . Bower and Borough are most likely dialectic variations .
Lancashire—Bower Bank , Cartmel . Lincolnshire—Julian ' s Bower . Northumberland—* Bower . Smallsnioiith . * Bower Shield , Elsden . Somerset—Bower Ash ton . Bower , Martock-East and West Bower . Flax Bourton . Bower Walls , or Borough Walls , Abbotsleigh .
Staffordshire—* Bowers , Standon . Westmoreland— ^ ^ ~^ Bowersike , Killington . Bowerbank , Skelsmergh Barton . Bower dale . Wiltshire—Bower Chalk . YORKSHIREMalkin Bower , Bilsdale .
OF THE FORMS WINDY , AND WINDY HARBOUR . Besides the forms Cold , Chill , and Cool , the word Windy is found in topography . It might be supposed that this stands for winding , but there is no sufficient authority . There are no Chill Harbours recorded , but of Windy Harbours there are several in Lancashire , one in Shropshire and one in Cheshire .
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I Topographical Nompnclatiteb.
OF THE WOBD HA ^ The word H ^ bour , except in It is to he found , as a matter of course ; without the [< b / 5 as the law of the aspirate was looser , form than is conimonly supposed .
Berkshire—Arbourfield , near Wokingham . Devonshire—Harberton . Harbertonfbrd . Herefordshire— - Lady Harbour , Eardisley . Arbour Hill , Ro ss . Harbour Farm , Goodrich . Hertfordshire—Harborough Banks . Lancashire—Arbour , Chipping .
Leicestershire—Harborough . NOTTINGHAMSHIREClifton Harbour . Shropshire—* Cound Arbour . Warwickshire—Harberbury . Harborough , near Rugby . Westmoreland— . Harbourwahi , Crosby . Harbonrflat , Murton . Yorkshire—Green Arbor , Great Smeaton .
OF THE WOED BOWER . The word Bower is found mostly in the northern and eastern districts . It is , however , most largely to be recognized in the word Burton , of which , however , a list is not given here . Bower and Borough are most likely dialectic variations .
Lancashire—Bower Bank , Cartmel . Lincolnshire—Julian ' s Bower . Northumberland—* Bower . Smallsnioiith . * Bower Shield , Elsden . Somerset—Bower Ash ton . Bower , Martock-East and West Bower . Flax Bourton . Bower Walls , or Borough Walls , Abbotsleigh .
Staffordshire—* Bowers , Standon . Westmoreland— ^ ^ ~^ Bowersike , Killington . Bowerbank , Skelsmergh Barton . Bower dale . Wiltshire—Bower Chalk . YORKSHIREMalkin Bower , Bilsdale .
OF THE FORMS WINDY , AND WINDY HARBOUR . Besides the forms Cold , Chill , and Cool , the word Windy is found in topography . It might be supposed that this stands for winding , but there is no sufficient authority . There are no Chill Harbours recorded , but of Windy Harbours there are several in Lancashire , one in Shropshire and one in Cheshire .