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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kilnsey Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Kilnsey Scar 1771 M
  • Kilnesey Crag 1577 Holinshed

Etymology

, 1822 Langd , Kilnsey Scar 1771 M, Kilnesey Crag 1577Holinshed , the name of a great limestone cliff , v. cragge , sker .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name