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Nun Brook Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Mirfield

Historical Forms

  • Nun-brook in the Parish of Mirfield 1776 PRHtsd
  • Nunbrooke yate 1623 Arm
  • Nunbrooke 1625,1686 PRMrf 1700 YDr

Etymology

, Nun-brook in the Parish of Mirfield 1776 PRHtsd, Nunbrooke yate 1623 Arm,Nunbrooke 1625, 1686 PRMrf, 1700 YDr , v. Nun Brook iii, 5infra , geat ' gate ' .