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Blencogo
Blencogo is a small farming village near Wigton in Cumbria, England. It is situated on the Solway Plain in the Allerdale Borough Council area, off the B3502 Wigton to Silloth road. The village is a centre for growing osier willow for basketmaking and related crafts.
Etymology
Armstrong, et al. cite Ekwall, who "derives this name from Welsh 'blaen' 'top'...and 'cog' 'cuckoo' to which was later added ON 'haugr' 'hill' ". However, they say that it is more probable that the final element "is the British plural inflexion (Welsh '-au', Cornish '-ow', Breton '-ou')."
So, ' hill of the cuckoo or cuckoos'.('ON' is Old Norse; 'British' is Common Brittonic).
History
Blencogo first appears in literature around 1100 CE when the Lord Waltheof of Allerdale gives the barony of Blencogo to Odard de Logis. Numerous land transfers are made to Holme Cultram Abbey in over the next 150 years. Land transfers and grants for Blencogo also appear in the patent and charter rolls for Edward III (1342), Richard II (1388), Henry IV (1399), Henry VI (1426), Edward IV (1474), and Henry VII (1543).
Famous Residents
- Jonathan Boucher (1738-1804), born here
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BLENCOGO HOUSE - List Entry
- "House. Early C19. Cement rendered walls with V-jointed quoins and eaves cornice, on chamfered plinth, under graduated greenslate roof with rebuilt brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays with lower …
Added by
Edmund Anon
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from http://www.blencogo.com/
Blencogo Village Hall Community
- "Blencogo is a small farming village on the Solway plain just outside of Wigton. Our community website seeks to involve all those within the parish and further afield.
On the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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![](/uploads/thumbs2/historic_england.png)
from https://historicengland.org.u…
BLENCOGO HOUSE - List Entry
- "House. Early C19. Cement rendered walls with V-jointed quoins and eaves cornice, on chamfered plinth, under graduated greenslate roof with rebuilt brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays with lower …
Added by
Edmund Anon
![](/uploads/thumbs2/blencogo_community.png)
from http://www.blencogo.com/
Blencogo Village Hall Community
- "Blencogo is a small farming village on the Solway plain just outside of Wigton. Our community website seeks to involve all those within the parish and further afield.
On the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill