English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Rough Close

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • le Rughclose 1409 Whit
  • Rogheclose 1496 FountRent
  • Rugh(e)closs(e) 1535 VE 1540 Fount

Etymology

, 1598 TC , le Rughclose 1409 Whit203, Rogheclose 1496FountRent , Rugh (e )closs (e )1535 VE, 1540Fount , v. rūh , clos , an old enclosure on the west edge of the moor .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site