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Castle Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Etymology

, 1614Murg 1 , 1674HAS 21, 99 , v. castel , kjarr ' marsh ' ; castle here refers to a residence , but there is a local f.n. Stone Heaps infra , which may refer to some ancient cairn and may be alluded to in Castle Carr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name