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Survey of English Place-Names

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Quarry Ho, Quarry Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Quarry Close 1848 TA
  • Wharlepith, Wharralane Close 1579 LdsM

Etymology

, Quarry Close 1848TA , Wharlepith , Wharralane Close 1579 (LdsM) , v. quarrelle ' quarry ' , pytt .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement