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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bracken Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Bracken bancke 1627 WYD
  • Braconbanke, Brakonbanke 1627 WillC 1648 PRKy

Etymology

, Bracken bancke 1627 WYD, Braconbanke , Brakonbanke 1627 WillC,1648 PRKy , v. brakni , banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement