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Survey of English Place-Names

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Owler Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Olderban(c)ke 1582 HAS 1600 FGr

Etymology

, Olderban (c )ke 1582 HAS 4, 82, 1600FGr 23 , ' alder-tree bank ' , v. alor , banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name