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Low Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • the Low More 1647 YDr
  • Law More 1648 ib

Etymology

, 18 Hnt ii, 361 , the Low More 1647YDr, Law More 1648 ib , v. lágr ' low ' , mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name