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Cowmes

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkheaton

Historical Forms

  • Caums 1720 WB32
  • Combs 1771 M
  • Cawmes Mill 1817 M
  • Cowms 1822 Langd

Etymology

, 1664WB 316 , Caums 1720WB 32, Combs 1771 M, Cawmes Mill 1817 M, Cowms 1822 Langd , probably l. ME  colm ' soot, coal dust,slack ' , cf. Combs 211supra ; it is not always clear whether the spellings belong to the latter or to this name .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name