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Howe Slacks

Other OS name in the Parish of Asby

Historical Forms

  • Howslack 1727 Defoe
  • Howslack(s), Houslack(s) 1792,1795 PR

Etymology

, Howslack 1727 Defoe, Howslack (s ), Houslack (s )1792, 1795 PR ; as this denotes the valley bottom it is probably ' hollow depression ' , v. hol 2 , slakki .