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Survey of English Place-Names

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Haven Fm, Haven Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Firbeck

Etymology

, cf. Cuck (h )olds Haven 1817 M, 1822 Langd , The Haven Wood 1842TA , probably from ME cukewald ' a cuckold ' and hæfen 2 ' a holding of land, possession ' .