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Collon Bob

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Etymology

, 1839ValS , as in Collon Beds and Flat 203infra , from Y dial . collin , collon ' the stalks of dead or burnt heather used for kindling ' ( probably a derivative of col 1 ' coal, charcoal ' and – ing 1 ) , bob ' acluster of stalks, etc . ' ( as in hollin-bob ' holly cluster ' , cf. ii, 138 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name