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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hartley Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Hardelowbank 1492 MinAcct

Etymology

, 1803EnclA 27 , Hardelowbank 1492MinAcct 02 , ' hard hill ' ( that is , difficult to cultivate ) , v. heard , hlāw , bank ; the modern form has been adjusted to that of the common p.n. Hartley .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site