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Gawflat Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Galflat 1612 Whit
  • Gawflatts 1744 PRSk

Etymology

, Galflat 1612 Whit 228, Gawflatts 1744 PRSk , possibly dial . gall ' spongy ground ' , etc . ( v. galla ) , flat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name