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Kirby Cote

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Kirby Cot 1771 M
  • Kir(k)by 1839 ValS 1843 O.S.

Etymology

, Kirby Cot 1771 M, Kir (k )by 1839ValS , 1843 O.S. , probably Kirkby as a surname , cot ' cottage ' ; there is no church or church land here and therefore it is unlikely to be kirkju-bȳ ' church village ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement