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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cowber Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Cawberhead, Cawbarhead 1651–86 PRGis
  • Cowbar 1841 TA

Etymology

, Cawberhead , Cawbarhead 1651–86 PRGis (freq ), Cowbar 1841TA , v. beorg ; the spelling Caw - suggests cald ' cold ' as the first el .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site