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Survey of English Place-Names

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Slim Row

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Slanemovrrowe 1577 WillY
  • Slaymmorowe 1578 ib
  • Slemerawe 1592 ib

Etymology

, 1844TA , Slanemovrrowe 1577 WillY, Slaymmorowe 1578 ib, Slemerawe 1592ib , the first el . is uncertain , v. mōr , rāw ' row of houses or trees ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name