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High Brown Knoll

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • High Brown Knowl 1594 Wads
  • High-brown Knowl stone 1717 HAS

Etymology

, 'the heap of stones newly called Wadsworth Law or High Brown Knowl ' 1594 Wads 39, High-brown Knowl stone 1717 HAS 39,37 , v. brūn , cnoll ' hillock ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement