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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lorry Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Lorrybank(e) hill 1612 Surv 1714 DucLds
  • Lawre Bank, Lory Bank, Lowry Bank 1704,1721,1726 LdsManBk

Etymology

, 1763 PRChp , 1765 LdsM , Lorrybank (e ) hill 1612 Surv, 1714 DucLds, Lawre Bank , Lory Bank ,Lowry Bank 1704, 1721, 1726 LdsManBk , a shortened form of the pers. n. Laurence , v. banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name