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Survey of English Place-Names

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Slacks

Other OS name in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Slack(e) 1607–1622 ib
  • Slax 1665,1687 ib

Etymology

, 1625 PR , ( the , ye ) Slack (e )1607–1622 ib (freq ), Slax 1665,1687 ib , v. slakki ' hollow ' .