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Ambler Thorn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Awmblerthorn 1546 WCR
  • Amblerthorne 1709 WMB

Etymology

Ambler Thorn, 1775 HAS 15, 316, Awmblerthorn 1546WCR , Amblerthorne 1709 WMB, cf. also Amblers Syke 1612MinAcct 21, Ambler Sike 1709 WMB; a William Awmbler lived here in 1546, and other members of the Ambler family are found in the vicinity (as John Ambler 1593 FF 199 in Thornton near Bradford, Sara Ambler 1637 Arm 707 at Stump Cross in Northowram, etc.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement