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Fishbeck, Dryfeholm, Lockerbie. -beck 'burn', -holm 'river island; flat land by a river', -bie 'farm, settlement' are originally Scandinavian elements. All three on one signpost was a nice find.

Fishbeck, Dryfeholm, Lockerbie. -beck 'burn', -holm 'river island; flat land by a river', -bie 'farm, settlement' are originally Scandinavian elements. All three on one signpost was a nice find.