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Survey of English Place-Names

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Banks, Banks Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Banks 1755,1762 PRii,31,57

Etymology

( 1790 PR ) , probably a pseudo - manorial name from the family of John Banks 1755, 1762 PR ii,31, 57 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement