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Gill Garth

Other OS name in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Gilgarth 1630 PRClp 1672 Dep

Etymology

, 1782PRIng , Gilgarth 1630 PRClp, 1672Dep , ' enclosure in a ravine ' , v. gil , garðr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement