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Survey of English Place-Names

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Urn Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Horne, below Horn 1731,1737 PRRth
  • Horn Ho 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Horne ,below Horn 1731, 1737 PRRth, Horn Ho 1841 O.S. , v. horn , doubtless used here to describe the end of the ridge on which Urn Ho stands .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name