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Harrowarrow | 15:18 Mon 18th Jul 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is/was a  CARR; a word seen frequently as a place name in the north of England
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According to Wikipedia, a carr is a north European wetland, a fen overgrown with trees.
15:38 Mon 18th Jul 2005
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Xollob   --   thanks for that info.
15:57 Mon 18th Jul 2005
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Another possible meaning is 'fort' or 'castle', based on the Latin word 'castra' or the Celtic 'caer/cair'. I understand that Carlisle, for example, is based on those rather than wetland/fen, though the place was recently flooded!
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