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Knowe Fell

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Knolbanks 1535 VE
  • Knowle(s) fell 1664 PRMl 1771 M

Etymology

, Knolbank s1535VE, Knowle (s ) fell 1664 PRMl, 1771 M , v. cnoll ' a hill ' , fjall .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site