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Quarrystone Bank

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 221m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a bank or slope associated with a quarry. 'Quarry' is from Old English 'querre' (square stone), and 'bank' is likely from Old English 'banc' or Old Norse 'banki'.

Word origins

Quarry
Old Englishstone pit(from querre "square stone")
Bank
Old Englishbank, slope(from banc "bank, slope")