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Survey of English Place-Names

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Axletree Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Axeltre 1338 Furn

Etymology

, Axeltre 1338 Furn , ' ravinemarked by an axle-tree ' from ME  axel-tre ( ON  ǫxul -tré ) , v. gil .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement