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Survey of English Place-Names

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Townclose Hills

Other OS name in the Parish of Kippax

Historical Forms

  • Town(e) Close, Town(e) Close yate 1657 PRKp 1791 EnclA

Etymology

, Town (e ) Close , Town (e ) Close yate 1657 PRKp, 1791EnclA 20 , v. tūn , clos , geat ' gate ' .