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Survey of English Place-Names

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Smaden Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Smoden Head 1771 M
  • Smaldens 1846 TA

Etymology

, Smoden Head 1771 M, Smaldens 1846TA , probably ' narrow valley ' , v. smæl , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site