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Survey of English Place-Names

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Halton Drain

Other OS name in the Parish of West Halton

Etymology

, cf. the common drayne 1577, 1664Terrier , common dreane 1638Terrier , the comon dreane 1668, 1686, 1690Terrier , the Com (m )on Drayne 1697Terrier , the Common Drain 1730Terrier , and cf. y e common sewer in f. ns . ( b ) infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement