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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kirk Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Thore

Historical Forms

  • Kyrkhous 1332 SR
  • Kirkhouse 1678,1679 PR
  • Milburne chappel 1678 PR

Etymology

, Kyrkhous 1332SR (p), Kirkhouse 1678, 1679 PR 1777 M, v. kirkja,hūs; it is near the church (Milburne chappel 1678 PR 1 ) , and Thomas Jackson , clerk , lived there ( PR 1 ) ; it was held of the rectors of Kirkby Thore (NB 386) .