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Survey of English Place-Names

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Knowl (La)

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Nowl 1751 Rent
  • Knowle 1771 M

Etymology

, Nowl 1751 Rent,Knowle 1771 M , v. cnoll ' hillock ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name