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Survey of English Place-Names

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Paley Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Paley greene 1593 WillY 1672 PRClp
  • Palay 1246 FF

Etymology

, Paley greene 1593 WillY, 1672 PRClp, v. grēne2, named from a localfamily of Palay (1246 FF) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name