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Kidstones Pass

Other OS name in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • Kydestanes 1270 Cl
  • Kydestancauce 1331 Ass7
  • Kidston 1680 PRHub

Etymology

, Kydestanes 1270 Cl, Kydestancauce 1331Ass 7, Kidston 1680 PRHub , ' kid stones ' , v. kide , stān , and KidstonesYN 265 ; for the type cf. Deer Stones iii, 147supra ; the cauce is the road called Causeway supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site