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Swains Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Swaine Greave Head 1695 Hntii,360
  • the top of Swaines Greave 1753 ib

Etymology

, Swaine Greave Head 1695 Hnt ii, 360, the top of Swaines Greave 1753 ib , v. Swains Greave Db 128 , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name