English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Blacko Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Barnoldswick

Historical Forms

  • Blachou 1147–54 YCh641
  • Blackow-hill-side 1732 PRGis

Etymology

, Blachou 1147–54 YCh 641, Blackow-hill -side 1732PRGis , ' black hill ' , v. blæc , haugr .