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Capplebarrow

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 513m

Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated

Capplebarrow likely originates from Old Norse elements referring to a hill or mound. 'Capple' might relate to a personal name or a feature, and 'barrow' signifies a mound or burial mound.

Word origins

Capple
Old Norsepersonal name or feature(from Kápl "personal name (uncertain)")
barrow
Old Englishmound, burial mound(from beorg "hill, mound")