Little Blencow
hamlet · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
Little Blencow is a small settlement whose name may derive from a personal name and the Old English word 'halh', meaning a nook or corner of land. It is distinguished from a larger place of the same name.
Word origins
- Little
- Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Blencow
- Old Englishnook of land belonging to Blen(from Blen-halh "Blen's nook")
Historical forms
Blencou · Little Blencow