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Orms Gill Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Awmgill 1602 PRMl
  • Am(e)gillgreene 1659,1664 ib
  • Holm Green Gill 1771 M

Etymology

, Awmgill 1602 PRMl, Am (e )gillgreene 1659, 1664ib, Holm Green Gill 1771 M , probably ' elm-tree ravine ' , v. almr , gil , grēne 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site