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Tarn Barn

Other OS name in the Parish of Giggleswick

Etymology

, cf. Giggleswicke Marr 1619Raist , Giggleswick tarn 1812 Whit , v. mere ' pool ' , tjǫrn ' lake ' ; the lake has long been drained .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name