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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bracken Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Castle Sowerby

Historical Forms

  • Brakenhill 1279 Ass
  • Breckanhill 1665 Devonshire

Etymology

is possibly Brakenhill 1279Ass . It is Breckanhill 1665Devonshire . ' Bracken hill , ' v. braken .