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Survey of English Place-Names

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Tranna Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Tranahill 1580 PR
  • Tran(n)ay hill 1587,1598 ib
  • Tran(n)ow hill 1630–1676 ib

Etymology

, Tranahill 1580PR, Tran (n )ay hill 1587, 1598 ib, Tran (n )ow hill 1630–1676 ib (freq ) , ' crane-haunted hill ' , v. trani , haugr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement