Etymology

Fountains Earth

Today it means: A civil parish (served by Upper Nidderdale Group Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough. Full definition →

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The story

Originally a township, the name comes from Fountains Abbey, which owned the land in the past. Fountains Earth Moor is within the parish.

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