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Survey of English Place-Names

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Fountains Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Fontaunce Parke 1540 Fount
  • Fontans Parke 1583 PRRip
  • Fountaines parke 1589 ib

Etymology

, 1660Grant 2 47 , Fontaunce Parke 1540 Fount, Fontans Parke 1583 PRRip, Fountaines parke 1589 ib , the park belonging to and adjoining Fountains Abbey (191infra ) , v. park .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site