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Old 17-11-2009, 21:50   #16
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Re: what is the real name for the river stink

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Originally Posted by Pheonix View Post
I was always told that that the river hyndburn was an amalgamation of two words, obviously "burn" is a small river and because Deers "Hynds" were always watering there in days gone by and I mean a few centuries ago, it became known as the River Hyndburn.
What does post 14 say, 1192 anno domini,
You won't find any earlier documentation than that, and if it was called Hindburn then whats the problem.

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