jan 1, 1584 - purl

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A rill or small stream, flowing water. 1584 <i>the</i>[y] <i>came nere a little becke or pirle of water called Slabecke where the same faleth into the sea</i>, Falsgrave (NRR1/231). It occurs as a specific element in a number of place-names: 1246-55 <i>Pirlewelle</i>, Batley; 1331 <i>Pirlwelle</i>, Kirkheaton (PNWR2/180,228). Smith suggested ‘bubbling spring’ as the meaning here.

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