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Survey of English Place-Names

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Angletarn Beck & Pikes

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • river of Angleborne (sic) 1629 Warr
  • The Pikes 1865 OS

Etymology

( 1860OS , river of Angleborne (sic)1629Warr ) ( The Pikes 1865 OS ) , v. Angle Tarn(i, 15supra ) , bekkr , pīc 1 ' pointed hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement