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Survey of English Place-Names

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Old Kiln

Other OS name in the Parish of Preston

Etymology

, cf. Middle Fd and Limekiln 1838ib ; the lost names Lekillane 1451Ct and le Kilhay 1452ib probably also contain cyln ' a kiln ' , with lane , (ge)hæg .