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Barebell Syke

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Be(a)rebell 1618,1621 PR

Etymology

, 1612 PR , 1655 WillS , Be (a )rebell 1618, 1621 PR , probably ' bare hill ' , v. bær , belle ' bell-shaped hill ' ( cf. Scots dial.bell 'a knoll' ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement