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Abbey Fall Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Abbotte fall spryng 1540 Fount
  • Great Abbey Fall 1846 TA

Etymology

, Abbotte fall spryng 1540 Fount, Great Abbey Fall 1846TA , v. abbat ( here of Fountains ) , (ge)fall ' place where treeshave been felled ' , spring ' plantation ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement