Dovenby
| Dovenby | |
 The Ship public house, Dovenby |
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  Dovenby |
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| OS grid reference | NY0933 |
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| Civil parish | Bridekirk |
| District | Allerdale |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
| Postcode district | CA13 |
| Dialling code | 01900 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Workington |
Coordinates: 54°41′N 3°25′W / 54.68°N 3.41°W
Dovenby is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is on the A594 road and is 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of the town of Cockermouth.
Etymology
'Dovenby' is 'Dufan's bȳ' or 'Dufan's hamlet or village'. 'Bȳ' is late Old English, from Old Norse 'býr'. The personal name 'Dufan' "is of Irish origin (OIr 'Dubhán'), a diminutive of 'dubh', 'black', but it is on record from Iceland." [1]
See also
References
- ↑ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 284.
External links
Media related to Dovenby at Wikimedia Commons
- Cumbria County History Trust: Dovenby (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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