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Bower Slack

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bowerslacke 1624 Greave
  • Bowerslack(s) 1676 HAS 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Bowerslacke 1624 Greave,Bowerslack (s )1676 HAS 18, 173, 1709 WMB , ' hollow near the cottage ' , v. būr 1 , slakki .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name