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Thread #142120 Message #3274250
Posted By: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
15-Dec-11 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ballad of Little Musgrave
Subject: RE: Origins: Ballad of Little Musgrave
Great & Little Musgrave are near Kirkby Stephen off the B6529. Lord Barnard is still resident in nearby Raby Castle (great Xmas shop & dear park just off the A688 north of Staindrop) but a search for Bucklesfordberry on Google maps draws a blank... Seeking locations for ballads is always fun. I was brought up with the notion that Binnorie is a contraction of By Norham, which fits the geography quite nicely actually.