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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cob Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Cob(b) 1771 M 1839 ValS

Etymology

, 1709 WMB , 1758 TaxS , Cob (b )1771 M, 1839ValS , possibly in this case Cob ( b ) represents cobbe ' a round lump ' in allusion to the hill on which the house occupies a prominent position , but v. Cob Castle i, 299supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement