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Cockley Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkheaton

Historical Forms

  • Cockeslau 13 Font
  • Cockley Inge 1652 WB141
  • Cockley Hill 1752 ib

Etymology

, Cockeslau 13 Font, Cockley Inge 1652WB 141, Cockley Hill 1752 ib 211 , ' cock's hill or mound ' , v. cocc 2 ( perhaps used as a pers. n . ) , hlāw ; it is the name of a prominent hill .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name