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Goydin Pot Hole

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Godenpot Hole 1822 Langd
  • Cowdon Pot Hole 1771 M
  • Goddinpot Hole 1817 M

Etymology

, Godenpot Hole 1822 Langd, Cowdon Pot Hole 1771 M,Goddinpot Hole 1817 M , v. potte ' a deep hole ' ; one channel of the R . Nidd here sinks underground and rises again 2 miles away at Nidd Heads .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site