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Survey of English Place-Names

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Nab Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Overblow

Historical Forms

  • le Nabb 1618 FF
  • Nab Slack 1775 EnclA
  • Nab 1817 M

Etymology

, le Nabb 1618 FF, Nab Slack 1775EnclA ,Nab 1817 M , v. nabbi ' hillock, knoll ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name