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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lithe Birks

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Lightbirk(es) 1607,1654 PR 1660 WillS

Etymology

, Lightbirk (es )1607, 1654 PR, 1660 WillS , ' the light birch-trees ' , v. leoht , birki , cf. Lighthazles iii, 64supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement