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Bent Hill Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Bents 1679 YASMd
  • Benthill 1706 ib

Etymology

, Bents 1679YAS Md 284, Benthill 1706 ib Dd 100 , v. beonet ' bent-grass ' , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement