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54°44′N3°26′W / 54.73°N 3.43°W / 54.73; -3.43 Coordinates: 54°44′N3°26′W / 54.73°N 3.43°W / 54.73; -3.43

Allerby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Oughterside and Allerby, Cumbria, England.

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Etymology

Allerby was originally called "'Ailward's', that is 'Æðelward's, Crosby', afterwards reduced to 'Ailward's bȳ'." [1] So, "the village or hamlet of Ailward". ( is Old English from the Old Norse býr, meaning 'village' or 'hamlet'.)

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References

  1. Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Vol. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 306.