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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kirk Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Kirkgill hous 1604 PRMl
  • Kirkilhous 1603 ib
  • Kyrkgillhowses 1613 ib

Etymology

, 1817 M , Kirkgill hous 1604 PRMl, Kirkilhous 1603 ib, Kyrkgillhowses 1613 ib , ' ravine in which the church stands ' , v. kirkja , gil .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site