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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mear Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Mearehouse(brigge) 1645 WillY 1699 WCR1d

Etymology

, 1771 M , Mearehouse (brigge )1645 WillY, 1699WCR 1d , the first el . is probably mere ' pool ' ( in the stream by which it stands ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site