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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gallaber

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Gawberhead 1677,1685 PRGis
  • Long Galloper Hill 1764 Glebe

Etymology

, 1583YAS Md 207 , 1631 WillY , Gawberhead 1677, 1685 PRGis, Long Galloper Hill 1764Glebe , ' gallow, hill ' v. galga , beorg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site