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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hob Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Hobgrene 1597 PRRip
  • Hop Green 1689 RipQS

Etymology

, Hobgrene 1597 PRRip, Hop Green 1689RipQS , v. hob ' goblin ' , grēne 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site