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Lobb Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Lob mill 1726 Stansf 1771 M

Etymology

, 'two fulling mills called Lob mill ' 1726 Stansf, 1771 M , v. lobb ' something heavy or clumsy ' ; the topographical use is uncertain but several p. ns . are on or associated with streams and the Ch dial . phrase to be all of a lob ' to bemuddy ' might suggest some such sense as ' mud ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement