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Cotton Stones

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Cattonstones 1686 SbCA
  • Cottonstones 1735 HAS
  • Cotton Ing, Cotton Stones 1839 ValS

Etymology

, Cattonstones 1686 SbCA, Cottonstones 1735 HAS 33, 21, Cotton Ing ,Cotton Stones 1839ValS , v. stān , here referring to stepping - stones across Lumb Brook ; the first el . is uncertain , but it could be the surname Cotton ( or even catte ' a she-cat ' , gen . pl . cattena , replaced by the word cotton ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name