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Survey of English Place-Names

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Old Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • (the) Old Park(e) 1561,1609 Whit

Etymology

Old Park, (the ) Old Park (e )1561, 1609 Whit 234, 319, 'the parke adjoining to y e castle' 1612 ib 228, cf. also le Newe Parke 1422 YI, the great new P 'ke als. P 'ke George 1609 Whit 320, New Parke 1680Skp 25. v. park . P 'ke George is named after George , third Earl of Cumberland.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name