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Glasshouses

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Fenton Glass House 1752 PRRth
  • Hague Glasshouse 1758 ib
  • Glasshouses 1817 M

Etymology

( lost , near Stourton Chemical Works on the R . Aire ) , Fenton Glass House 1752 PRRth, Hague Glasshouse 1758 ib, Glasshouses 1817M ; these are glass - factories ; cf. also John Walton , glassmaker of Rothwell ( 1754 PRRth ) , Glass Houghton 70supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name