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Ratten Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Rattencloughe 1600 PRKld
  • Rattenclose 1800 Layc

Etymology

, 1800Layc , formerly Rattencloughe 1600 PRKld,Rattenclose 1800Layc , ' rat-infested ravine ' , v. raton , gil , clōh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name