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Tarn Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Tarn Moore 1690 Skp
  • ye Tarne Moor 1707 PRSk
  • Alanwath Tarne 1437 Whit
  • the Tarne 1690 Skp

Etymology

, Tarn Moore 1690Skp 25, y eTarne Moor 1707 PRSk , ' moor with a lake ' , v. tjǫrn , mōr ; the tarn , also referred to in Tarn Ho 77infra , is called Alanwath Tarne 1437Whit 362, the Tarne 1690Skp 25 , Alanwath being ' Alan's ford ' ( v. vað ) and probably the crossing of Eller Beck at Tarn Moor Bridge .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement