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ENGLISH PLACE-NAME SOCIETY. VOLUME
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Published by the Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RP 32 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia
© CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
First published 1961 Reprinted 1986
Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Cambridge
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PREFACE
HE second part of the place-names of the West Riding of York- T shire deals with the names in the wapentakes of Osgoldcross and Agbrigg. This region, which extends from the marshlands along the lower reaches of the Ouse to the mountains on the Cheshire and Lancashire borders in the west, largely comprises the southern water- shed of the Aire on its eastern course and that of its chief affluent the Calder. The principal towns are Goole, Pontefract, Wakefield, Dews- bury and Huddersfield. The list of abbreviations and sources will be included in Part vii. So too will the historical introduction, the linguistic survey, the road- names and the river-names (referred to as Introd., Phonol., Roads and RNs. respectively). An analysis of the elements and the personal names in the place-names will also be included. A complete index to the place-names of the three Ridings will also be issued. As far as possible cross-references are given to pages in the first three parts, but in cases where the page-reference to later parts is not available when these earlier parts are sent to press, reference is to the part and the township in which a name occurs. For that reason each part contains its own index of the townships dealt with, as well as a township map of the appropriate wapentakes. For information on the various elements (which are printed in bold type) reference should be made to English Place-Name Elements (vols. xxv and xxvi of the Society’s publications). Acknowledgments of the help I have received from many quarters will be made in Part vu. A. H. SMITH
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON October 1958
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CONTENTS
Addenda and Corrigenda page xi IV. Osgoldcross
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ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA
ii, 14.
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IV. OSGOLDCROSS WAPENTAKE
OsGoLpcross WAPENTAKE
Osgotcros wapentac 1086 DB (wap’ de) Osgodecros 1166 P, Osegodecros 1246 Ass, Hosgodecross 1295 YI Osgodescros wap’ 1167 P, Osegotescros 1188 P Osegotecros wap’ 1180, 1183 P, 1252 Cl, 1293 Kirkst, -crosse 1280 YI, Osgotecros 13 YD x, c. 1210 Pont, 1219 Ass, 1276 RH, 1286 YI (wap’,
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large district which included the whole of the parish of Snaith and extended a little further south to Thorpe in Balne and Fishlake (in Lower Strafforth Wapentake), that is, roughly the land between the lower reaches of the Don and the Aire. It may have come to be used as a district name by an extension of its use in the name of the exten- sive Balne Moor. On the name v. Balne 14
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OSGOLDCROSS (ADLINGFLEET) 3
stands on the bank of the old River Don. The first el. is OE
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2.
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OSGOLDCROSS (EASTOFT, FOCKERBY) 5
1626, Halsich 13 (v. hall, sic), Hamestons closes 1735, Holfletdale (pratum) 13
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named from Frockerby Mill (sic) 1824
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OSGOLDCROSS (HALDENBY, OUSEFLEET) 7
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Ouse channel’, that is, the one through which the main course of the river passed, would be reasonable.
CoLmsriccs LANE, Colmanrigges 13 YD 1x, the Combriggs 1649 YAS 178, from the ME pers.n. Colman
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OSGOLDCROSS (OUSEFLEET, REEDNESS) 9
2. REEDNESS (97-7923)
Rednesse 1164-77 YCh 487, 1196 P (p), 1199 FF, 1199-1209 YCh 488, 1200 DodsN, 13 YD ix, 1208 FF et passim to 1357 Selby,
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c. 1394 Works, Reedness Garths 1846 TA, v. garér ‘enclosure’. Stock (/e) Stokfeld 1356 YD ix, 1421 SelbyOb, v. stocc ‘stock, stump’, feld.
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OSGOLDCROSS (SWINEFLEET, WHITGIFT) 11
Incs, Long Ing 1846 TA, v. lang, eng.
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gift; cf. also morgen-gifu as in Morgay Sx 519. The first el. may be OE hwit ‘white’, but as the implication of the word in this context is not clear, it is more satisfactory to take it as a pers.n. OE Hwita (or possibly the fem. Hwite) or indeed the ON byname
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OSGOLDCROSS (WHITGIFT, AIRMYN) 13
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FIELD-NAMES
(a) Crane Lane 1824 O.S. (v. cran, lane), Ferry House 1822 Langd (cf. Booth Ferry supra), Goat House 1817 M.
(b) (lez)
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OSGOLDCROSS (BALNE) 15
first literary record of e.ModE balne (the earliest instance 1s from 1471, NED s.v. balne). It was probably used in most instances like OE be6 ‘bath’ to denote ‘a stream or pool suitable for bathing’. In Balne also it probably denoted first a bathing place and then, from its use in the name of the extensive Balne Moor
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3.
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OSGOLDCROSS (GOOLE, GOWDALL) 17
(b) Barker close 1635 (v. barkere, perhaps as a surname, clos), Cuddy close 1635, Darie house closes 1673, the Gayre close 1635 (v. geiri ‘a triangular plot’, clos), Goulle Lathes 1412 SelbyOb (v. Goole supra,
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6.
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(b) Colmancroft 1397 (the ME pers.n. Colman, from OIr
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(b) Bridtoft 1365 YD ix (v. bridd (or a pers.n. from it), topt), Caluecroft 13 Selby (v. calf, croft), Hensall Marsh 1699 AireSurv, Intack 1699 ib (wv. intak), Kilkirode 1180-1200 YCh 498
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OSGOLDCROSS (HOOK, POLLINGTON) 21
SPRINGBALK LANE, 1844 O.S., v. spring, balca. West FIELD, 1768 EnclA, v, west, feld. WHIN
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low-lying and both have a good deal of sand; there is an old sand-pit at Pollington and there are extensive sand beds along the Wharfe to the west of Pool. It is possible therefore that OF pofel is in some way connected with OF popel ‘a pebble’ and that it denoted ‘a plot of sandy or gravelly soil’, but no proof is available for this. The most we can be certain about is that Pollington means “farmstead associated with a piece of ground called Pofel’. On the affix in the early spellings, v. Balne 1, 14 supra.
RAMSHOLME (lost), Ramesholm(e) 13 Selby, 1207 ObIR, 1209 DodsN, 1262 Selby, 1263 FF. ‘Ram’s water-meadow’, from OE ramm ‘a
ram’ or pers.n. from it, or possibly a later and common variant of the OF pers.n. Hrafen, ON Hrafn, and holmr.
BaLk LANE, 1841 O.5., v. balca. BERRIDGE LANE. Crow
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OSGOLDCROSS (POLLINGTON, RAWCLIFFE)
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FIELD-NAMES
The principal forms in (a) are 1845 TA 326. Spellings dated 13, 1219, 1251, 1254-8 are Selby.
(a) Almshouse Close, Apple Tree Garth,(v. gardr), Barfit Close (Barth- wait, -thayth, Barthtwayt, Barthwath 13, probably ‘Bardi’s clearing’, from the ON pers.n. Bardi and pveit), Bastow Close, Bigley Shaw (ib 1841 O.S., v. bygg ‘barley’, léah, sceaga ‘copse’), Black Drain Close, Boarden Bridge Close, Boar Garth (v. bar,
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dinavian origin, cf. OSwed Sture, Feilitzen 376), Suthwelle’ Croft 1254-8 (owned by Beatricia de Suthwell’ ib, v. croft), Tendhatkes 1251 (v. eik ‘oak’, tend may stand for tén ‘ten’), Thikcroft 13 (v. croft, the first el. may be from picce’ ‘thicket’ or possibly the ON byname Pykkr), Wolgroholme,
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before we have any precise knowledge of the disposition of the various boundaries; in earlier times Snaith is described as Soca de Snayth 1276 RH, c. 1300 Selby (v.
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OSGOLDCROSS (SNAITH) 27
AsHToN Woop, 1840 TA, no doubt named from a member of a family of Ashton known in the parish from the sixteenth century (PRSn freq). BANK SIDE, 1841 O.5., -Houses 1822 Langd, v. banke, side. BARRIER Bank, Bar Bank 1841 O.S., denoting a flood-bank.
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Park, New Park 1841 O.S., cf. North Park supra. Spa WELL. Wap Houses, Wodehouses 1326 Ass 2, possibly OE wad ‘woad’ as in woad-house 1829 (NED s.v.), hiis.
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pasture), Coksty 1351 (v. prec. or cocc! ‘hill’, stig ‘path’), Coittes, Cottes 1557, 1570 WillY (v. cot ‘cottage’), le Crosgate 1403 (v. cros, gata), Deercroft 1609 (v. déor, croft), Dep(e)syk 1462, 1503 YD 1x, 1509 (‘deep stream’, v. déop, sic), aque del Dik, Dyk 1368 MinAcct 26, 1418, Dyke juxta Cowyk 1392 Works, and Dykesmers(c)h 1323, Dikemerssh 1368 MinAcct 26, Dtkesbaue (sic for -banc) 13 (v. dic, mersc, banke, cf. Dikes Marsh in Thorne i, 2 supra), Dobenhill 1682 (probably the pers.n. Dobbin, hyll), Emycecroft 1471 YD ix (doubtless a form of the OG fem. pers.n. Amisa (Forssner 28), croft), Ermegarent Land 1333 (probably the OG fem. pers.n. Ermengard, land), Fylcok toft 1503 YD ix (probably Fillcock, a nickname, topt ‘enclosure’), le Foodesehirlls 16, le Fordol(s) 1316 YD x, 1345
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Bramwit, -wyt 1155-61 YCh 481, 1252 Ebor Bramwith, -wyth |, 12 Lewes 303, 1199 (1232) Ch, 1201, 1230, 1251 FE et passim to 1525 Test vi, (Kyrk-, Kirke-) 1341 FF, 1502 Ipm, 1548 WillY Brampwyth 1316 Vill This name should be taken with South Bramwith (i, 13 supra), which is on the opposite bank of the Don. There is some hesitation in the earlier spellings between -with (from ON
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OSGOLDCROSS (KIRK BRAMWITH, OWSTON) I 3!
Woodend 1626 PRSn, v. wudu, ende. BRAMWITH WOODHOUSE, 1658 WillS, Wodehous 1338 FF, Bramwithwodhouse 1594 FF, Wood- howse 1606 FF, v. wudu, his.
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CARCROFT
Kercroft, -kroft 12 YD 1 (p), Nost 146, 1190-1210 YCh 823 (p), 13 Nost 55d et freq to 1366 FF Kerecroft c. 1170 Pont (p), 1203 DodsN, FF Kar-, Carcroft(e) 1365 DodsN, 1371 FF et passim to 1586 FF Care Crofte 1487 MinAcct 66
‘Enclosure near the marsh’,
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léah. Row PLantT., 1841 O.5., v. raw. RusHy Moor, 1755 PRBw, Rishemore 1620 FF, v. risc, mér. SIXTEEN ACRES PLANT., 1841 O.S. SHIRLEY POOL, 1841 O.5., v. Shirley supra, pol. Sour- PIECE Woop, 1841 O.5., 1843 TA, v. sir, pece. SOUTH QUARRY, 1841
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2. SKELLOW (103-1052)
Scanhalle, -a 1086 DB Scalehale 1180-95 YCh 1585, 1200 DodsN, Scal’ 1185 BM Scelehal 12 Nost 146 Skelehall 1203 FF, -hale 1246 Ass 8d Skelhal(e) 12 YD 1, 1243 FF, 1246 Ass 38d, YI, 1336 FF, -hall 1371 FF, 1473 YD viii Schelhal(l) 1219, 1246 FF, 1246 Ass 38d, 1252 FF Skelal(e) 1316 Vill, 1328 Banco et
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stream, but the Aalh would be the hollow between the hills through which the Skell flows. Skelbrooke would thus mean ‘stream by the shieling’, and Skellow ‘nook of land or hollow near the Skell(brook)’. In Skellow the modern form -ow is due to dial. vocalisation of -/ (cf.
Phonol. § 6).
CRABGATE LaNE. Cross FIELD, 1801 EnclA 81, v. cros, feld. HOLMEROYD or HUMBER
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(1185 Templar 134, 1246 Ass 22d, 1283 Ch, 1328 FF 2009, etc.). Their name occurs also in some of the early forms of Newton (Ledsham) pt. iv infra.
Rosin Hoop’s WELL, Robbinhood-well 16 DodsN, Robin Hood(s) Welt 1622 Hnt, 1675 Og, 1771 M, cf. also ‘the stone of Robert Hode’ 1422 Brett. The reference is to the Robin Hood of the ballads; cf. Robin Hood’s Bower i, 226 supra, Little John’s Well 44 infra. This well is in Barnsdale (37 infra). The editor of Brett dates the deed with ‘the stone of Robert Hode’ 1322 and this would antedate the earliest men- tion of Robin Hood (in Piers Plowman B. v, 402) by some fifty years (cf. my note in MLR xxviii, 484); on checking this the correct date is certainly a century later; but it is still a very early reference.
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OSGOLDCROSS (BURGHWALLIS, NORTH ELMSALL) 37
‘Nook of land by the elm’, v. elm, halh, and for the use of the gen.sg. elmes, cf. EPN 1, 158 (-es?). ‘North’ to distinguish it from South Elmsall 39 znfra. On the DB spelling Ermes, cf. IPN 106.
BARNSDALE, the merry Barnisdale of the Robin Hood ballads, Barnys- dale c. 1420 Wyntoun’s Chronicle, Barnysdale ryg 1468 Brett, Barnes- dale 1543 Leland, 1609 Bright 521. ‘Beorn’s valley’, v. del. The OE pers.n. Beorn occurs also in Barnsley i, 302 supra.
MINSTHORPE
Manestorp 1086 DB, 12 Brett, Manethorpp’ 1379 PT (p), Mans- thorp 1436 DodsN, 1495 FF Menethorp 1166 P (p), -torp 1219 FF (p) Mensthorp(e) 1320 YD vii, 1552 FF, -trop(e) 1590 WillY, 1603 FF Menesthorp 1365 FF Menthorpe 1375 FF
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‘Twisted, crooked stream’, v. wrang, bréc. ‘The stream makes a right-angled turn here; cf. the croke acre f.n. infra. On the AN spell- ing Warange- cf. IPN 104.
CoLty
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(v.
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Lang, cf. Little Hollins, Hollings Lane 1852 TA, v. Top Hollins 43 infra. Mork Royp Lane, Munthroyde (sic) 1771 M, cf. Murrok- thyng (messuag’) 1414 YD viii, 1418 ib vi, v.
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Sutkirkeby 1229 FF Suthkerkeby 1230 FF Suthkyrkby, -kirk- 1237 Nost 136, 1316 Vill, South(e)- 1407 YD vill, 1467 Brett, 1590 WillY, Sowth(e)- 1525 FF Kirby 1292 Nost 63d, South- 1407 YD vii, Sowth Kyrbie 1564 Visit Ki-, Kyrkeby 1296 LacyComp, 1350 BM, 1368 MinAcct 26, (-by Elmesall) 1439 Pat ‘Farmstead or village with a church’, v. kirkju-by. There was a church here at the time of the DB survey. ‘South’ in relation to the lost Kirkby in Pontefract (79 infra), six miles to the north. The village was obviously called ‘south’ before the name of Kzrkby in Pontefract fell into disuse in the twelfth century.
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‘The bright grove’, v. scir? (with
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4. SKELBROOKE (103-5012)
Scalebre, -bro 1086 DB, -broc 1161 Pont, 1163 ff P (p), 1170 Pont, 1170-84 YCh 1549, c. 1219 YD i, 1221 Cur, Schalebrok 13 Brett Scelebroch 1160-75 YCh 1548, Schelebrok 1230 Ebor Skelebroc, -brok(e) 1220 Cur (p), 1253 Ebor, 1286 YI, -brockes 1296 LacyComp Skelbrok(e), -brook(e) 1298 YI, 1311 Ch et passim to 1598 FF, -broughe 15°73 WillY, -browke 1588 FF
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Hampall Stubs 1612 FF, 1698 PRHick, Hampull Stubbs 1641 Rates
‘The tree-stumps’, v. stubb. In the DB survey Ilbert de Lacy’s part of Hampole (i, 70 supra) apparently included Stubbs, which was simply called Hanepol to distinguish it from Stubbs Walden (53 infra), which he also held. In 1285 (KI 7) it was held by Robert de Pontefract of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln. A local stream was called Stubbisike 12 Nost 29 (v. sic).
CraG
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ASKERN ComMoNn, 1841
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would appear to mean ‘bend of a river’ or ‘a bay’. From a topo- graphical point of view it can hardly denote ‘bend of a river’ in Campsall, though if the sense ‘bay’ could be extended to include an inland topographical feature such as was later denoted by OE haln, it would be formally possible in Campsall. But there 1s uncertainty in this extension of meaning and Campsall is perhaps better inter- preted as ‘Cam’s nook of land’; such an OE pers.n., recorded only in Exon DB as Cammi and in the patronymic Cameson (Feilitzen 213), is doubtless of Celtic origin; Keltisches Wortgut 213, notes the MWelsh byname Cam (from Brit cambo-, OWelsh cam ‘crooked’). Whether the p.n. contains the Brit p.n.
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ox-gang), Gonnylde Croft 1341 (the ON fem. pers.n. Gunnhildr, croft), Harstonlay (v. léah, the first theme is probably ‘boundary stone’, v. har?, stan), Hemeryoxgange 1461 (the surname Emery, ox-gang), Hergyn-, Harging-, Harkincrofte 1341, Hargincroft 1368, Herkyngcroft 1480, Harkyng crofts 1608 (the first el. is probably an ON pers.n. Herkingr, a supposed derivative of the by-name Herkia from herki ‘a lazy person’, which may be the source of the DB pers.n. Herch (Feilitzen 289), v. croft), Ladygarth 1608 (v.
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Carrs supra. Moss Common, 1841 O.S. Moss Lonpon London Hill 1841 O.S., cf. Fenwick London Hill 47
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SPITTLERUSH Spittle-rush-lane-end 1731 YDr, spittle-rush may be an old plant-name from spittle ‘saliva’ and risc.
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ix. Kirk Smeaton
KIRK SMEATON (103-5116)
Smedetone 1086 DB Smyde-, Smidetona 1147-55 YCh 1494 (p), 1170-80 YCh 1589, Smidhetone 1242 YD
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cf. Mutton Flatt 38 supra.
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Smeaton 1584, 1608 FF, Smeaton parva 1638 SessnR, with the same meaning as Kirk Smeaton 51 supra, from which it is distinguished by the athx
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FIELD-NAMES (a) Near Field, North Field, West Field 1786 EnclA 34.
(b) Harbarr Intack 1629 Bright 524 (v. here-beorg, intak), Stubbrigg(e) 1636, 1641 MinAcct 35, 39 (v. stubb, hrycg).
3. WOMERSLEY (103-5219)
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1841 O.S., v. launde ‘glade’, reinn ‘boundary strip’. GREEN LANE, 1841 O.S. Grove Woop, Grove 1817 M, v. graf ‘grove’.
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KELLINGLEY
Kellinglaia(m), -ley(am) 1144-7, c. 1154 Pont, Hy 2 (1230) Ch, 1155-8 YCh 1451, c. 1160 Pont Kelinglai(am), -ley, -yng- 1147-54 et freq Pont, 1467 Ch
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Close, Drysis Close (Dryhirste 1541, v. dryge, hyrst), East Field 1791, Elbow Close (doubtless
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YD ix,
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1305 (v. pynd-fald, porn), Pwytemore 1305 (‘pewit moor’, an early example of pewit, first noted for 1529 in NED), Skirdis 1305 (probably “bright, clear ditch’, vw. skirr, dic, with AN -s for -ch, cf. IPN 102), Schireflet 1161-77 Templar, 1175-7 YCh 1626 (‘bright, clear stream’, v. scir?, fléot, cf. prec.), Wadworthcroft 1352 (cf. Wadworth i, 59 supra, probably here used as a surname, croft), Westdik 1305 (v. west, dic), Wichiglund 1175-89 YCh 1631, Wykynglund 1305 (v. vikingr, lundr ‘ wood’).
3. KELLINGTON (97-5524)
Chelin(c)-, Chellinc-, Ghelintune, -tone 1086 DB
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GRAVEHILL Lang, cf. Gravel Pit Lane 1841 O.S., Gravel Pit 1842 TA. Woop, Horse Close 1842 TA, v. hors, clos.
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OE hlinc ‘ridge, bank’, which is formally possible but unlikely, partly on topographical grounds, and partly because hlinc does not appear with certainty in Yorkshire p.ns.
CRIDLING
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OSGOLDCROSS (CRIDLING STUBBS, DARRINGTON) 63 (b) Bourehill 1480 (v. bir! ‘cottage’, hyll), Clai-, Clayrode 1323, 1368
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form. On the whole, the better interpretation seems to be ‘farmstead associated with
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OSGOLDCROSS (DARRINGTON, STAPLETON) 65
from mos ‘moss’ or mus ‘mouse’, wella), Northlande Chas 1 (v. nord, land), Osebne-, Hosbernerode c. 1190, c. 1200 (the ME pers.n. Osbern (ON Asbjorn), rod! le Parson garth 1541 (v. persone, gardr), Quar(r)efurs c. 1190, c. 1200 (v. carrefors ‘cross-roads’), le Rise 1636 (v. hris ‘brushwood’), Spronesdale (sic) c. 1190, c. 1200 (the OE pers.n. Sprow, del), Sudfeld 1208 (v. sud, feld).
3. STAPLETON (103-5018) Stapleton(e) 1086 DB, 1255 Ch, Stapilton(a) 1136-40 et freq Pont (YCh 1469, etc.), 1368 MinAcct 26, 1379 PT, Stapelton(a), -tun 1135- 40 Pont, Hy 2 (1230) Ch, 1155-8 YCh 1451, 1166 RBE (p), c. 1170 Kirkst, 1220-40 Bodl 74 et passim to 1428 FA, Stepelton 1276 RH, Stappleton 1558 WillY, 1612, 1624 PRDr. This oft-repeated p.n. is from OE stapol ‘pillar, post’ and tiin ‘farmstead’. Its precise significance is not certain but it could mean simply ‘farmstead by a pole’ or possibly ‘a farm built with or on poles’ (v. EPN ii, 146).
BaNK Woop, 1841 TA, v. banke, wudu. Briery FIELD Woop, Briery Wood 1841 O.S., v. brérig, wudu. BROCKADALE. CASTLE Fm, 1817
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FF, Ferry Freeston 1654 ParlSurv 25. The compound recurs in Water Fryston infra and Monk Fryston pt. iv infra. For the latter there are two OE spellings; one (Fryyetune) is in an unreliable thirteenth century copy and is a mis-transcription of OE Frysetune or Frygetune (or possibly
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WHELDALE
Weldale 1086 DB, 1252 Ipm Wluedale (sic) c. 1192 Pont Queldale, -dal(am) 1086 DB, c. 1090 Pont, 1220 Cur, 1246 Ass 4, 1316 Vill et passzm to 1604 FF Quendale 1226 FF Quelledale 1243 Fees (p) Wheldale 1419 Test i, 1489 WillY, 1522 ‘Test vi, 1547 FF ‘Wheel valley’, v. hwéol, dzl, referring to a bend in the course of the R. Aire here. Cf. also Wheldon Wood znfra. On the Qu-, Wh- spellings v. Phonol. § 39.
Beck
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TestLds, v. stubb, cros, a boundary cross between Ferrybridge and Pontefract, of which the stump remains (cf. Pont i, 199, n. 3). TAYTHES LANE, 1841
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brycg, weg), the cowe close 1555 (v. cu, clos), Dikeslandes 12 (v. dic, land), Fery Felde(s) 1437 Surv, 1541
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1545 ib, Castleforde Brigge 1579 Dep, v. brycg. CASTLEFORD INGs, Castilford Ing 1342 Ext 147, Castleforth ynges, -Ing 1554 TestLds, 1699 AireSurv, Casilefurthe Inges 1623 FF, v. eng ‘meadow’. Har Acres, the halfe acre 1592 Meth 124, v. half, HEALD FIELD, 1822 EnclA, v. helde ‘slope’. LONGACRE, les Longacres 1384 MinAcct, v.
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OSGOLDCROSS (GLASS HOUGHTON, CARLETON) 7!
usually associated with
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Bates HILL. CARLETON GREEN, 1841
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OSGOLDCROSS (EAST HARDWICK, KNOTTINGLEY) 73 3. INNOTTINGLEY (97-5023)
Notingelai, -leta 1086 DB, Nottingl’,
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Spawd House 1771 M, Spaldbone Close 1844 TA, from ME spald-bone ‘shoulder bone’, no doubt in allusion to the similarity in shape of the piece of ground.
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1368 (v. flode ‘gutter’, myln), Hadge Close 1699, Haghous 1368, le Hemp- garth 1541 (v. henep,
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A place having two or three names is analogous to the case of Whitby (YN 126-7), which was variously known as Streoneshalh, Prestebi and Witebi; Prestebi was certainly a name for that part of the manor where Whitby Abbey was situated. Similarly
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chapell of St Gyles 1652 ParlSurv 47), v. gata. HALFPENNY LANE, formerly PENNY LANE infra.
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(‘the London road’, v. gata), Malfeigate, -fay- c. 1220 Pont, 1413, 1496 YD Xii, 302-3, Malefaygate 1344 Bodl 26 (OFr malfei ‘ill-fated’, used as a surname (cf. Reaney 225), gata), Le Nawtmerkette 1426 Ramsd, Nauwt-, Nautmarket(t) 1546 YChant, 1685 Bright 545, 1711 PontCD zo1 (‘cattle market’, v. naut, market, cf. Beast Fair supra), Novo Mercato c. 1210 Pont, novo foro 13 YD xil, 301, c. 1223 Pont, Newmerket
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GROVE Town, Greve c. 1200, c. 1210 Pont, Grove Cottage 1841 O.S.
v.
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xii, 302, Pomefret Castle 1561 Dep, founded by Ilbert de Lacy as his chief seat in the Honour of Pontefract, v. castel.
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infra), Bransill 1437, Brandisthill 1505 (possibly from brant, stig, hyll ‘steep path hill’), Branthill 1384, 1421 (v. brant ‘steep’, hyll), Budl hall 1547. Carter closes 1541, le Casteldyke 1437 (v. castel, dic, cf. Pontefract Castle supra), Catelyngplace 1486, Chapelgarthe 1554, Chaplegarth als. Connygarth 1587 (cf. Chapel 1690 PontCD 192, v. chapel,
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well 1421 (v. pottere, wella), Preistbrigg close 1686 (v. predst, brycg, clos), Puddinge Mittanes 1650, Puldale 1424 (v. pol,
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Tans(c)helf(e) 1256 DodsN, 1257 Ch, 1296 LacyComp, 1335 FF, 1341 Surv et passim to 1619 DodsN Tamschelf 1368 MinAcct 26 Tanshall 1535 VE, Tanshill 1546 YChant
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xvi. Featherstone
The townships of Featherstone and Purston Jaglin now form Featherstone Urban District.
1. ACKTON
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2. FEATHERSTONE (97-4221)
Fredestan 1086
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FIELD-NAMES
The principal forms in (a) are 1842 TA 2. Spellings dated 12 are Nost 102, 1530-1545 TestLds, 1795 EnclA 45.
(a) Great & Little Anthem, Arnold Close, Balk Close (v. balca), Brig Ing (v. brycg, eng), Broomhill (Bromehill 1641 MinAcct 39, v. brém, hyll), Burl Ings (v. eng), Calf Garth, Coal Pit Close, Cutt Ing (v. cut, eng), Darley Close & Little Moor, Flask Close (Flaskes 12, v. flask ‘swamp’), Great & Little Moor, Flask Close (Flaskes 12, v. flask ‘swamp’), Great & Little Folly (v. folie), Gilly Garth, Goit Ing (v. gota, eng), Hanging Close (v. hangende ‘steep’, clos), Harps, Hoblass Close, Hungerhill Close (Hungriha (sic) 12, v. hungor, hyll), Jub Garth, Kelham Close, Long Ing, Middle Field (ib 1795), Mill Field
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Hall 94 infra.
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Tue Busues, Hardwick Bushes 1841 O.S., v. buse.
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HANGING BANK, 1843 TA, v. hangende ‘steep’, banke. HESSLE Beck. HeEssLE Common, 1841
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FOULBY
Folebi, -by 1166-93 Nost 105, 109, 13 ib 107, YD x, 1291-1312 Nost 170d, 1326 Ass 1, 1407 YD vit Folleby 13 Nost 107 Folby(e) 1390 Nost 67d, 1400 Pat, 1415 Bodl 71 et freq to 1585 FF Foulby 1437 Baild, 1555 FF, 1634 WillY Fouldbie, -by 1591 WillY, 1607 FF
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OFris nést, MLG néste, which mean ‘water-trough’. Ekwall (DEPN), following another of Moorman’s suggestions, accepts the DB form and takes the name as a compound of OE
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Wuin, 1841 O.S., v. hvin ‘gorse’. Swine LANE, Swyne Lane 1650 ParlSurv, Swine-Lane-House 1822 Langd, v. swin, lane. UPPER LaKE, 1841 O.S., one of three lakes in Nostell Park. THE WILLows.
FIELD-NAMES Spellings dated 13 are Nost
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Adwick i, 79 supra, Addingham pt. vi, Ainsty pt. iv, Aismonderby (Ripon) pt. v, Ilkley pt. iv, etc., but none occurs for the loss of OE initial h-. Ackworth, therefore, is ‘Acca’s enclosure’, from the well-evidenced OE pers.n. Acca, and word. The early spellings with -ck- favour this rather than OE 4c ‘oak-tree’, which occurs in Oak- worth pt. vi znfra.
BRACKENHILL,
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supra. OUTGANG, 1771 M,
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xix. Badsworth
1. BADSWORTH (103-4615)
Badesuu(o)rde 1086 DB, -w(u)rth, -worde, -worth 1226 FF, 1255 Pat, 1267 Ebor, 1316 Vill, 1366 Test i, 1433 YD x, Badisworth 1555 TC Baddewrd’ 1170-80 YCh 1582 Badeworde 1279 Ebor Baddeswra’ , -uurda 1170-80 YCh 1582, |. 12 Nost 18d, -wurth 1226 FF, -wrhe c. 1250-8 YD iii, -worth 1267 Ebor, 14 Nost 17, Sawl 193, 1335 FF et passim to 1432 Test 11
‘Bzddi’s enclosure’, v. word. On the OE pers.n. cf. Badsey Wo 260.
BADSWORTH Common, 1841 O.5. BapswortTH Hatt, 1841 O.5. BapsworTH WHIN, 1841 O.S., v. hvin ‘gorse’. Barrs Drain, cf. Barr Close 1840 TA, v. barre. BEACONSFIELD Rp, Beacon Close & Field 1840 TA, v. (ge)béacon ‘beacon’. BURNHILL
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intak), Kilnhirst Ing, Kirkem Briggs, Laithe Close (v. hlada ‘barn’), Leys, Lunland, Lunn Orchard, Mesne Frith (v. main, cf. Firth Field supra), Mill Close, Field & Hill (Mill Field 1814 EnclA 23, v. myln), Moledikes, Moor Close & Leys (v. mor, clos, léah), Owler Holt (v. alor, holt), Owlers (wv. alor), Parson Gap, Pearl Close, Peats Close, Pick Hill, Pighill (v. pightel), Pinfold (Garth) (v. pynd-fald), Pog Close, Pond Close, Pot Hill, Low Pot, Potter Lane, Pottil Field, Prickfirth 1764 (cf. le Prykefurlanges 14, v. pricca, fyrhoe, furlang), Rail Close, Raw Yards, Rein Close, Sharp Garth, Stack Garth, Stocking Close, Street Lands, Thief Lane Close, Tom Wood Ash, Top Hill, Topin, Tops, Topwith, Tub Close, Warren Burrow, Well Head, Wenthill (Ing), West Field, Wetlands, Wheatlands, White Cross, Willey closes, Willow Bridge & Garth, Winter Firth, Wood close.
(b) Bolemers 1226 FF (v. bula, mersc), Bukler Ing 1510 (v. eng), Clayforthe- lands 1629 (v. cl#g, ford), The Lyncolne thorne 1629 (Lincl’ewytethorn 14, v. hwit, porn), le Longpit 14 (v. lang, pytt), New Close 1510, Skirskites 14.
2. ‘THORPE AUDLIN (103-4715) Torp(e) 1086 DB, 1121-7 YCh 1428, 1135-42,
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62. PEARTREE FIELD, 1814 EnclA. SALLIWELL FIELD, 1814 EnclA, v. salh ‘willow’, wella. SCHOLES FIELD LANE, 1814 EnclA, Scales 1307 Pat, v. skali‘ashieling’. STANDING FLaT, 1841 O.S.
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V. AGBRIGG WAPENTAKE
AGBRIGG WAPENTAKE Agebruge, Hagebrige Wapentac 1086 DB, Agebrig(a), -brigg 1181, 1197 P (wap’ de) Aggebrig(e), -brigg(e), -bryg 1166, 1180, 1188 P, 1219 Ass I 1, 1246 ib 6d, 1276 RH, 1286 YI, 1297 LS, 1303 Aid, 1316 Vill, 1330 YD v, 1345 Pat, -brugg 1246 Ass 4 (wap’ de) Akebrygg 1293 Ass 28, Akbrigg 1322 Pat (wap’ de) Agbrig(e), -brigg 1357 MinAcct, 1428 FA, 1545 LS This wapentake takes its name from Agbrigg 117 infra in the extreme east of the district; it presumably met at the bridge there. The wapentake comprises lower ‘and middle Calderdale and the mountainous country which lies south of Huddersfield towards the Lancashire border, including Saddleworth and Springhead, two townships which belong topographically to Lancashire and were in fact in the Lancashire parish of Rochdale. The prominent towns are Wakefield, Dewsbury and Huddersfield, and the area in the Calder valley is much industrialised. From about the seventeenth century it was combined with Morley Wapentake i, 1
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‘Farmstead of the Britons’, v. Brettas, tin, and Monk Bretton 1, 273 supra. The single Brecton spelling is not significant, as it is probably a misreading of Bretton; c and
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paralleled by Crudgington Sa (Crugetone 1086 DB, Crugelton 12, 13 DEPN); for the gen. compound in Crigglestone cf. Penistone 1, 336 supra and
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Gowthorpe Nf, La 83, YE 176, 244. These names are usually inter- preted as compounds of the ON pers.n. Gaukr (a byname from gaukr ‘cuckoo’) and porp ‘outlying farmstead’; this is certainly the case in Gowthorpe (Selby) pt. iv. Whilst there is no doubt about the use of ON Gaukr as a by-name in England (Bjérkman, NP 49, ZEN 37), the frequent repetition of this p.n. compound rather suggests that the first el. is gaukr itself, and the p.n. means ‘cuckoo farm- stead’. The true significance is uncertain, but bird-names are frequently used in the names of houses (such as Spink Hall 1, 259, Owlet Hall ii, go, 190, Laverock Hall ii, 279, and many others passim, as well as Gawk Hall (Blubberhouses) pt. v, or the lost Gauke- house i, 220, also containing gaukr), and may signify no more than places which such birds frequented; but dial. gowk (like the ON pers.n.) means also ‘a simpleton, .a fool’, and it seems at least a possibility that the numerous Gawthorpes denote ‘a fool’s house’ and have much the same significance as the numerous Folly Halls (v. folie).
Holynthorp, -in- 1297, 1307, 1316 WCR, Hollin- thorpe, -yn- 1548 WillY, Jas 1 Surv, Hollingthorp(e) 1567 WillY, 1709 WMB. vw. porp ‘outlying dependent farmstead’. The first el. is holegn ‘holly’.
KETTLETHORPE Ketelesthorp 1242 DodsN, 1275 WCR (p), 1310 Surv, -torp 1246 Ass 30d (p), Ketelisthorp(e) 1307, 1323 WCR, Ketilthorp(e) 1297 LS (p), 1331 WCR, 1377 YD vii, 1448 Pat, Kettlethorpe 1505 WB 69, 1653 Sand 79. ‘Ketil’s outlying farm- stead’, from the ON pers.n. Ketill and porp. The late ME loss of the gen. inflexion is to be noted.
NEWMILLERDAM, le Newmyldame 1462 MinAcct gg, (le) Newmylne- dam(m)e, -miln(e), -dam 1492 MinAcct 02, Jas 1 Surv, 1651 Wills, 1659 Pick, Nezw(e) Milner Dam(m)e, -Mylner- 1558 WillY, 1577 Holinshed, 1584, 1592 WillY, Nu-, Newmillerdam(e), -damm 1612 NCWills, 1647 YDr, 1709 WMB. v. niwe, myln, dammr. The water- driven cornmill for which the dam was made was le Newmylns 1405 WCR 1d, molend’ aquatic’ voc’ Newmylls 1461 MinAcct 99, Newe- mylne of the dam 1486 WCR 1, molen’ aquatic’ et blad’ voc’ Newmylne 1492 MinAcct 02, Newmylne 1591 WillY, and the dam is also referred to in the f.ns. Dam Close and Damstede (infra).
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NEWSHOLME LANE, Newsome Jas 1 Surv, 1709 WMB, 1844 TA, Newsome feild 1613 Cause 908, 1688 YAS 97, Newsam Ing 1709 WMB. Probably OE zt niwan hisum ‘at the new houses’, v. niwe, hiis, -um, as in Newsome 258, Temple Newsam pt. iv, Newsholme pt. vi, etc.
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léah ‘clearing’, as the spelling of Slack (infra) suggests the first el. is hum(b)le- rather than hum-. Kinc’s Woop, 1844 TA. Dike, cf. Lands Frees 1844 TA, v. launde ‘a forest glade’. Low Fm, 1841 O.S. Low Moor, 1844 TA, Woolley Low Moor 1799 EnclA 87, the lower part of Woolley Moor i, 288 supra. I OWLERS Beck, cf. Oler Close 1844 TA, Oulerbrigg 1709 WMB,
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infra), Daw Dike Close (ib 1684 Tayl), Daw Pit Close (the Daw Pitts 1695, v. Daw Lane supra, dic, pytt), Dearnley Ing, Dentcliffe (Dentley Oake Shutt Jas 1, Daynecliffe 1613 Cause 908, Dencliffe Okes 1665 YAS 82, Dentcliffe Oakes 1709,
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(b) Armel-, Armyl-, Armorecrofte(s) 1525, Jas 1 (v. croft), Bluntbancke, -ing Jas 1 (the surname Bi(o)unt, banke, eng), Bradleia rode c. 1190 (v. brad, léah, Carr Close 1672 Grant 92, -yngge Jas 1, le Carr pasture Jas 1 (v. kjarr, eng), Criglestone Towne feild Jas 1 (v. tun, feld), le Croke mores (v. krékr ‘bend’,
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New BIGGIN le Neubiging 13 YD vii, -bigg’ 1298 ib, the New- biggeing 1286 ib, -bigging 1315 ib, Newbyggin 1274 ib, Newbyghing 1314 YD vii, -bygyng, -t- 1405 WCR 4d, 1527 WillY, 1535 VE, (-hill) 1647 WillY, le Nubigging 1331 WCR, Newbygginhull, -y- 1575 FF, Jas 1 Surv, 1709 WMB. ‘The new building’, v. niwe, bigging, a common type of p.n. in the north.
PLEDWICK Plegwic, -wik, -wyc, -wyk(e) 13 YD vii (p), 1246 Ass 30d, 1252 FF (p), 1285, 1327 WCR Plegewye 1252 YD x (p), -wykes 1315 WCR Pleggewyk 1284 WCR (p), 1310 Surv 11, 17 Pleghwyk 1379 PT (p) Pledwick(e), -weycke, -wyk, -wike 1479 DodsN, 16 YD vii, 1534 FF, 1535 VE et freq to 1709 WMB
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1327 WCR, Thorstanhahe 1277 ib, -hagh 1313 ib, Thurstonhagh 1319 YD viii, -hawe 1492 MinAcct 02, Thornstanhagh 1405 WCR 1d, Thrustanhaghe 1452 ib 1. ‘Thurstan’s enclosure’, v. haga. The pers.n. is an anglicised form of ON Porsteinn (Feilitzen 396).
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ii. Crofton CROFTON (102-3817)
Scroftune, Scrotone 1086 DB, Croftun(e), -ton(a) 12 Nost 7d, 32-3 (YCh 1428, 1430, 1672 etc.), 1121 Tockw,
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Scharneston(e) c. 1160 Nost 14d, e. 13 ib 109, 1276 YI, 1286 WCR Sharneston 1254 FF, 1303 Aid, 1316 Vill, 1344 DodsN, 1360 FF, 1380 Ch, 1390 Nost 67, 1400 Pat, Scarneston 1276 RH Sashtunta c. 1173 Pont Sarneston 1243 Fees S(c)harweston 1291-1312 Nost 170d, 1297 LS, Scarweston |. 12 Nost 170d, 172 Sharston’ 1379 PT, S(c)hareston 1428 WillY, 1447 Pat, Sherston 1695 M
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accounts for the variation between Scharues-, Scharnes- and Scharwes-, possibly also the later Scharles-, though that has probably developed through the influence of the common pers.n. Charles. v. tiin and Addenda.
Burcrort Fm, Burcroft Shutt 1842 TA, v.
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2. WARMFIELD (102-3721)
Warnesfeld 1086 DB Warnefeld(e) 1119-1292 Nost
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Buack
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ME pers.n. Sim (from Simon), his), Smyth’s Wood, Little Sours, Springs (mod) (ib 1841), Staincross Close, Sunburns (mod) (ib 1841
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Foxoleforth 1353 MethMR 135, Foxehool bankes 1546 ‘TestLds, Foxholles 1567 FF. v. fox-hol ‘fox’s earth’; the ford was presumably across the Calder.
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Sni-, Snydall 1357 BM, 1379 PT, 1509 Test v et passim to 1686 WYD Snydale 1361 Ass 5, 1523 TestLds, 1641 Rates
‘Nook of land frequented by snipe’, v. snite, halh, here probably ‘hollow on a hillside’. The forms with S(e)/- for Sn- are AN.
WENTWELL
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furlong 1635 (v. niwe, geat), le Northtoft 1328 (v.
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dammr, garér. WAINDIKE BRIDGE, 1841 O.S., Wain Dyke 1843 TA, v. wegn, dic. WHIN COVERT, 1841 O.S., v. hvin ‘gorse’. WHIT- woop Common, 1804 EnclA 47. WILLOW
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Meydlay 1379 PT Metelay 1415 Fabr Medlay, -ley 1439 Baild, 1521 WillY et
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Crynelesfurthe pasture 1559 1b, Cringleforde 1592 Meth. wv. kringla ‘circle’, here referring to a loop of the R. Calder, ford.
Ear (local), 1809 the E'ymotes 1527 MethMR, ‘pasture called Finotes (sic for Emotes) at the meetinge of the waters’ 1592 Meth, Upper & lower ertts (sic) 1699 AireSurv. v.
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Woop Row, 1771 M, Woodrawe (Lidyate) 1375, 1404 MethMR, 1592, 1602 Meth, -rowe 1612 PRMth, 1646 WillY. v. wudu, raw, ‘row (of houses) near the wood’.
ALLERTON Ferry, the Ferie 1592 Meth, Boate 1666 PRMth, Boatstake 1726 ib. Ollerton Boat, Boatstake 1759 LdsM, v. ferja ‘ferry’; a ferry was also called ‘a boat’ (as in Bottom Boat 159 infra); Boatstake was doubtless ‘the stake to which the ferry-boat was moored’. ALMs- Houses, 1817 M.
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Park, 1765 LdsM, /e, the Parke 1414, 1592 Meth, 1427 MethMR, Oldparke 1415 Meth, v. park; it was a new enclosure in 1414 Meth
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pt. iv infra, banke), Asholt Ing 1809 (Asholl Ing 1618, Esh-, Ashall Ing(e) 1592, 1680, ‘ash wood’,
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Jep Ing 1809 (Geppeinge 1367, Feping(e) 1432, 1592, cf. Feppebuttes 1382, 1460, the ME pers.n. Feppe, eng), Jowall Close 1809. Kiln Close 1809 (cf. Kilnhouse 1411, v. cylin, hus). Lady Close 1809, Leatherforth 1809 (Letherford(e) 1356, 1592, Ledderfurth 1469, probably OE
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Thorpe Ing (Thorpe Inges 1592, 1622, -Inggs 1671 Bright 626, v. Thorpe supra, eng), Thursker 1809 (Thirskerr 1382, Thurskerdike 1424, Thrusker 1592,
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feild(e) 1522, 1592, Dighton Crookes 1590 (v. krékr), Dobynacre
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impa ‘sapling’, geard; 1413 MethMR 171 speaks of ‘wood, to wit, young oaks, carried from the Impeyeards’), Inwalle 1367 (v. in, wall). Jakcroftend 1572, fack Hurn 1699 AireSurv (the ME pers.n. Jakke, croft, hyrne ‘corner of land’), Johnyeardbrigge 1487 (v. geard, brycg). Laciehouse 1400, Lascie Carr 1459 (cf. William Lacte 1491 MethMR 188, v. hiss, kjarr), the Layses 1428 (v. ls ‘meadow’), The Landes 1592 (v. land), The launde 1592 (v. launde ‘glade’), Leighenges 1375, le leighous 1428, Leighyherd 1367, Leghgarth 1414 (v. léah and Leigh Close f.n. supra, eng, hus, geard, gardr), Lenazbittes 1374, Lenaycrofte 1377 (probably a pers.n. from OE Léofndd, bita (cf. Holtbitt f.n. supra), croft), Leperdike 1491, Leaper flat(tes) 1592 (named from the local family of Le(e)per, cf. Thomas Leeper 1361 MethMR 138, w. dic, flat), Lidyate 1367, 1596, -gate 1413 (v. hlid-geat ‘swing-gate’),
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Pingell 1590, the pingle 1592 (v. pingel ‘enclosure’), Pyper place 1592, Peyper place 1599 (the surname Piper, place), Placedike 1395, Pocockeing 1516, the pocock Ing 1592 (the surname Pocock, eng), Pokerrid 1366 (v. ryde ‘clearing’), Porterclaies 1474, -close 1492, -ford 1473, -house 1389, -place 1491, 1765 LdsM,
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PRMth (v. stoce ‘stump’, hyll), Stock(w)ellflat(t) 1373, 1618 (wv. stocc, wella), the Stonebrige 1543 (v. stan, brycg), Stonnigarth 1423 (v. stanig, garor), Storr Scarr end 1556 (v. ‘plantation’, kjarr), Strakerlaine 1447, Strokerloindikes Hy 6, Strandike 1364, 1385, 1526, Strondike 1540 (v. strand ‘shore, river bank’, dic), Stubbil 1497 (ME stuble ‘stubble’), Swampe 1550 (v. sumpe), Swzncote 1577 (‘pigsty’, v. swin, cot). Thewlesoxegange 1472, -house 1592 (the YW surname Theules (Reaney 318), ox-gang, hus), Todehole 1370 (v. tadige ‘toad’ or todd ‘fox’, Towngrene 1381 (v. tun, gréne*), Turmaningdike Hy 6, Turner lane 1499. Walkarbanck 1544, Walkerhouse 1458, -land(e) 1415, 1467, -royde 1611 (v. walcere ‘cloth-dresser’ used as a surname), The Walles 1592 (v. wall), Walshenrodend 1367,
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Lofthouses 1323 WCR Loftehouse 1379 PT et freq to 1547 FF, -howse 1596 FF
‘House with a loft or upper chamber’, v. lopt-hus. This compound occurs several times in Y as Lofthouse (Harewood) pt. iv, (Foun- tains Earth) pt. v, (Sedbergh) pt. vi, Loftus (Staveley) pt. v
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LANE. MILNER
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1601, v. quarrelle ‘quarry’, hyll), Scott Close, Slack Hill (v. slakki
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hiis. WELL, cf. Holmes Close, 1841 TA, v. holmr ‘water- meadow’. INTAKE
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3. OULTON (102-3628)
Aleton 1180 P (p) (possibly identical) Olton 1251 Ch, 1252 Skyr, 1334-7 SR (p), 1425 Rent et freq to 1594 FF, Holton 1548 PRRth Oldion 1297 WCR (p), 1425 Rent, 1586 FF, Oldeton 1323, 1487 MinAcct 45, 66 Owlton 1598 SessnR, Oulton 1651 PRRth, 1658 WillS
‘Old farmstead’, v. ald, tiin.
Water HaicH Fm, Waterhagh(e) 1292 MinAcct 26, 1425 Rent, 1487 MinAcct 66, 1547 WB 105, -haigue 1716 PRRth, Wathehagh’ (sic) 1487 MinAcct 66. ‘Enclosure near the water’, v. weter, haga; it is near the R. Aire.
WOODLESFORD Wni-, Wryd(e)lesford(e) 12 WB 1 (p), 1185-1202 YCh viii (p), 1201 Cur (p), c. 1204 Pont (p), 1243 Fees, 1246 Ass 3d, 1250 FF (p), 1251 Ch, 1254 YI et freq to 1425 Rent, -forth Hy 3 Calv (p) Wrislesfordia c. 1150 Crawf Widlesford 1188-1202 YCh viii (p) Wniteleford 1. 12 Lewes 300d (p), Writhelesford 12°70 Nost 44 Wrilesford 1201 Kirkst (p) Wriddlisford’ 1202 FF (p) Wirdlesford c. 1250-8 YD i Wrideleford 1276 RH, Wridelford’ 1487 MinAcct Wodelesford 1252 (17) Skyr, Wudelesford 1425 Rent,
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with the suffix -els) and ford. The ford was presumably one which carried the Wakefield—Tadcaster road across the Aire where Swilling- ton Bridge now stands. v. Addenda.
APPLEGARTH, 1841 7A, ‘orchard’, v. eppel,
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Crofte 1425 Rent, v. Oulton Hall supra, kjarr, croft), Hannah Royd, Lang Close, Low Ings, Low Laiths, Lund Close, Mankin Pits, Mold Roe (The Mould Roo 1764 Glebe, v. molde, vra), Neal Royd (Nelerode 1323 MinAcct 45, Nelroid 1341 Surv 10, 5, Neilrode 1341 Chapt 93, Nielrode 1425, the ME pers.n. Nele (OIr
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Roith- (which arise from short o in an open syllable, cf. Phonol. § 28) point rather to an OE Réda-wella. The single Rod- and the single Routhe- spellings are from late transcripts and because of their uniqueness have no significance; Goodall’s suggested derivation from ON raudr ‘red’ must therefore be rejected, as indeed it must be for Rothwell Nth 118-19, which, according to Ekwall, is from an OE rod ‘clearing’, a word found in an OE p.n. form Rode (BCS 737) for Roe Green Hrt 165 and in other p.ns. Rothwell means ‘well by the clearing(s)’ (v. léah), and if Royds Hall znfra is in fact an old name it may be the name of the clearings referred to.
Banks Ho (lost), le Bankez 1341 Surv, Bankes 1341 Chapt, 1342 Ext, le Banke 1342 Surv, Bank(s)house 1735, 1738 PRRth, v. banke.
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STAINER (lost), Je Steenre, Damheuedsteenre 1292 MinAcct 26, Stener 1323 ib 45, 1425 Rent, Stenre 1342 Ext, Rothwelsten (sic) 1425 Rent, Rothewell Stayuener (sic) 1461 MinAcct og, -Styner 1546 TestLds, Steyner 1480 MinAcct 11, (Roithewell-) 1564
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park.
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(a) Acre Garth, Ashwell Field 1809 (v.
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closure’), the Connyng 1341 Chapt, 1342 Ext
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5. THORPE ON THE HILL (102-3126)
Torp 1086 DB, Thorp(e) 1328 Ch, 1592 WillY, (-othe Hull) 1309 Ch, (-super lez Hill) 1501 Nost 44d, (-on the Hill) 1542 WillY, (-of 1545 LS, (-of the hill) 1554
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1.
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imply some kind of regular burning of coal for some purpose such as iron-smelting. Topographically, however, OE leaht ‘water-channel’
is preferable; in each case it would be used of the streams by which these fields stand. v. Addenda.
STENNARD WELL, le Litle Steaner 1600 WCR 4, Vpper Stennard 1709 WMB, 1799 (Tythe Book), Stennard (Well) 1849 TA; cf. Littilstonyr 172, Stonour 119, Stanniford f.n. 131, Steanard 187, 201, Steannard ili, 25,
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Close, le Calf Croft 1726 Tayl
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(b) Belhous headeland 1572 (v. bell-hus ‘belfry’, héafod-land), le fore- shutt voc’ Berfitcrofte 1600, Blend pitt 1572, ye Clarkwell grave 1668 BfdAnt i, 259, Caramland tre 1572, le Cramblingtree 1650 (e. ModE crambling ‘having many twists’ (esp. of trees), v. NED s.v. cramble, tréow), Cawseyleyse 1572 (v. caucie ‘causeway’, léah), Conypitt 1572 (v. coni ‘rabbit’, pytt), le Crab- treeshutt 1650 (v. crabbe, or the surname Crabtree, dial. shut ‘a division of land’), the crokyd thorne e. 15
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SILCOATES, 1822 Langd, Silcotes 1561 TestLds,
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Doc Ho, 1727 PRHrb.
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prope Wrenthorp 1617
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(a) Bane String Ing 1740, Bothome Inge (v. botm, eng), Brackin Closes, Breck Close (v. brekka), Broad Close (ib 1849 7'A), burnt Close, But Lane 1733 (Butlayne 1617 Tayl, v. butte, lane), Calf croft 1770, Cockshutt (Cok(e)shote, -shott 1462, 1492, v. cocc-sciete), Coldholme (v. cald, holmr), Dennis Yard 1703, Great Inge (v. eng), Green Hill 1841 O.S., Gun Croft, Hartley Croft 1816 Tayl 296 (ib 1660 ib, formerly Campyons Eliz ib), Hold- string Close 1740, the Homestead 1770, the House close 1770, Howroid Feild (v.
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PRRth, Bottom house als. Bottomford 1712 WYEnr 67, Bottom Boat Fery 1817 M, v. botm (bodm) ‘valley bottom’. Boat refers to the ferry across the R. Calder, and the word is used similarly of Allerton Ferry 128 supra; cf. also Boat Ing f.n. 152, 156 supra.
DeFForD (lost), Desford (sic for Def-) 1338 DodsN, Defford 1392 MinAcct 88, Depford 1462, 1492 ib, 1500 Pat,
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1817 M,
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1709, v. hara, wudu, but cf. Haweroidefelde f.n. infra, with which it may be identical), Hartley Close, Hell Hole Close, Humbers & Little Humbers, Laith Close (v.
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‘stream’), Shovelbrode-Inge, -Royde 1600
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the Lancashire border; as Goodall notes, it was within 10 miles of the meeting-places of five wapentakes: Osgoldcross (g miles away at Pontefract 79 supra), Staincross (near Darton 6 miles away 1, 317 supra), Agbrigg (1 mile away in Warmfield 117 supra), Morley (6 miles away at Tingley 175 znfra), and Skyrack (10 miles away at Headingley pt.
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1278 YD x, -gaite 1548 TestLds, Wakefelde Northgate 1588 LS, Norgate 1597 SessnR. ‘Street to the north’, v.
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PINDERS FIELDs, Pinderfield 1709 WMB, Pindar Cross &
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ALVERTHORPE Rp, Aluerthorpe layne 1610 Surv, v. Alverthorpe supra, lane. BALNE BRIDGE &
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feld. Lonc Causeway, le Cawsey 1485 WCR 1, v. caucie ‘a cause- way, a raised way across marshy ground’ (it runs through Pinders Fields), Lowe
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(a) Band Walk 1845 T'A 418, Base Flatt (ib 1572, an OE pers.n. Basa (cf. Bassingthorpe 1, 182 supra), flat), Basings Close 1741 230 (Base- heyng 1307, le Baseynge(s) 1327, 1551, ‘Basa’s meadows’,
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Dicarynge 1572 (probably ME dtkere ‘ditcher’, eng), Diconcroft 1406, Dyconynge 1551, Dickon Inge 1607 (ME Diccon, as in Dickencross 110 supra, croft, eng), Dun cloase 1607. Elymcroft 1410, Ellynroide 1499, Ellyntree cloase 1608 (v. ellern ‘elder- tree’, rod!, clos), Erleyfeld 1525, Evepighill 1331 (the ME fem. pers.n. Eve, pightel ‘enclosure’). Flaxonfeld Chas 1 (v. fleax, feld), le Fordole 1406 (v. fore, dal). Gamersley lane 1608, Gisburne Leyes 1607 (a surname from Gisburn pt. vi infra, léah), Godmanroide 1525 (the ME surname Godman, rod'), God(e)wyn- rode 1315, 1358 (the ME pers.n. Godwin (OE Godwine), rod*), le Gote 1391 ib (v. gota), Gouleroide 1456 (v. goule ‘ditch’,
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geard), Moseley Hay 1315 (v. mos, léah, (ge)heg), Mugg Sykes 1608 (v. sic ‘stream’). le Nuecroft 1328 (v. niwe, croft), Neweroide 1610 (v. niwe,
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Windywell 1525, Wyndywell 1607 (v. wind, wella), Wolmerrode 1331, Woll- merroide 1499 (a pers.n. from OE Wulfmér,
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was also known as Westerton (infra) from an early date and West Ardsley remained the name of a township.
DUNNINGLEY Duninglau(e) 1190-1210, e. 13 YCh viii (p), Dunynglawe 1581 FF, Duningley 1616 FF Donnynglawe 1286 WCR (p), Donynglawe 1379 PT (p) Donig(e)lawe 1297, 1298 WCR Donislaw 1321 YD vi Dunnynglaw 1559 FF, Dunningley 1822 Langd
Probably ‘Duning’s mound’, from the OE pers.n. Dun(n)ing and hlaw, with a not uncommon uninflected genitive, but it could also be ‘Dun’s mound’ from the OE pers.n. Dun(n) and the connective
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assemblies, for Woodkirk (infra) has associations with Lee Fair Green (supra) which is the site of the great Lee Fair, v. further Wakefield 168, and Towneley xvii.
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ALBERTON Ho. ARDSLEY Common, the Common 1708 WYEnr
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CLIFFE GRANGE & cf. Topcliffe Hall, Moor 1817 M, wv.
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ME pers.n. Robbe, croft), Scorflat 1208 (v. skor ‘a rift, a ditch’, flat), pontem Selde 1138-47 YCh viii, les Shaghenges 1358 (v. sceaga
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CARLINGHOW,
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1564 Visit, v. hall. BLAKERIDGE LANE.
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(b) Alrychcroft 1315 (the OE pers.n. 4:lfric, ME
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(NED s.v. hove), still called ale-hoof; ale-hoof was said to be used in brewing instead of hops. At an early date pre-consonantal -/- (ME -v-) was vocalised and resulted in ME Howe- (cf. Jordan § 216, 1) and other later spellings which show an inverted confusion with haugr ‘mound’ and hol! ‘hollow’.
SCHOLECROFT,
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ScOTCHMAN LANE, 1843 TA. SPRINGFIELD Ho, cf. Spring Close 1843 TA, v. spring ‘plantation’.
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Dewesbiri, -y, -byry
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(p), Bowderode 1379 PT (p), Bowdroyd grene 1525 Surv,
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O.S. Ho. Hitt Heap Fm.
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2. OSSETT (102-2820)
Osleset 1086 DB, Oselesete 13 DodsN, 1226 YD v, Osseleset(e) 1206-18 YCh vii, Osolsete 1221 ib, Oselset 1275 WCR Osset(e) 1274-1321 WCR (freq), 1284 AD iii, 1297 LS, 1316 Vill, 1336 FF et passim to 1590 NCWills,
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SLUTTERING LANE, Shuttering Hill 1846 TA, probably identical with Shirten crofte (? sic for Shitren-) 1525 Surv, probably a derivative of scitere ‘sewer’ and hyll or even ric (as in the common Skitterick ii, 168 supra); the modern form is in error.
Sowoop Ho, Southwood 1301, 1364 DodsN, -wod(e) 1364 DodsN, 1461 MinAcct 60, 1492 ib 02, Sowthwode 1506 YD vi, -wood 1616 FF, Sowod (wells) 1525 Surv, 1535 VE, -wood 1656 PRHrb, (-green) 1709 WMB, Sawwood 1587 WillY, Sow(e)wood 1604 FF, (-green(e)) 1639 WillY, 1665 PRHrb. ‘South wood’, v. sud, wudu. For green, v. The Green
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Town Enp, cf. Town Knowl 1846 TA, Town Royd 1709 WMB, v. tiin, cnoll,
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RAVENSBROOK (lost), Ravenesbrok 1296 WCR, Ravensbrooke 1525 Surv, Ravenbrook 1637 DodsN, probably an old name for Canker Dyke. ‘Hrafn’s brook’ or ‘raven’s brook’, v. hrzfn, hrafn,
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EARLSHEATON,
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Butter Hill 1814 (v. butere, hyll), Butts, Calf Croft 1814, Car 1814 (Car Mill 1817 M, wv. kjarr ‘marsh’), Chapel Croft (ib 1814), Coat Croft 1814
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5. SooTHILL (6” O.S. 232 SE) Soothill, Upper 1822 Langd, the name of a township, v. Soothill 193 supra. CHIDSWELL
Chides-, Chydeshyll -hill WCR (p), -Aull 1343 Ass 1 Schydeshill 1285 WCR (p) Chudeshull 1343 Ass § Chedishill 1379 P'T (p) Chydssill 1401 Calv, Chidsill 1556 WillY,
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Common Side 1817 M. CRACKENEDGE, 1849 TA 131. Crorr Ho. CROWN FLatTT, 1814 Surv, cf. Crownlands 189 supra. Day HoLe cf. Day Hole 189 supra.
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Mi-, Myrifeud 1195-1215 YCh viii (p), 1246 Ass 11d, Murtfeld, -y- 1246 Ass 5d, 1251 FF Merefelde 1293 Ebor, 1486 MinAcct 66, Merfeld 1303 ib Murfeld(e) 1531 Test iv, 1641
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CaLDER Fm..
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DodsN, le Hageheued 13 YD i,
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v. niwe, hall. New Ho, 1817 M, Newhouse 1646 WillY, v. niwe, hus. Nick Ho, Nychous 1554 WillY, Nickhowse 1640 Arm, -house 1649, 1690 PRMrt, the ME pers.n. Nikke (from Nicholas), hus.
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weste ‘waste-land’. WaTER Royp Ho, Le Wateroid 1491 Arm, Water royd 1759 PRMrf, v. weter,
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23 (cf. Nun Brook supra), bosco persone 13, Philiprod 13 (v. rod+), Ravensbridge 1603 Stansf (probably connected with Ravensbrook 193 supra in the adjoining township), Ratunrawe 1406, Rat(t)onrowe 1595, 1607, Rottonrawe 1622 (‘rat- infested row of houses’, v. raton, raw), leridgat 13 (possibly an error for lidgat, v. hlid-geat ‘swing-gate’), Shortwede 1507, Smethyroyds 1560, Smythie Roides 1643 (v. smidde, rod), Somerclouh 13 (v. sumor, cloh
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mouth Cu 361. Common EnpD
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ment’, cloh ‘dell’, for the sense cf. Scullage infra), Ing Field, Kelly Close, Kiln Croft, Kiln Steads ((le) Ki-, Kylnestede(s) 13, 1305, 1335, 1345, -steads 1686, v. cyln, stede), Land Ends, Ley Close, Lime Pit Close, Little Park, Long Royd, Low Holme, Low Ing, Major Flatt, Marl Flatt, Martin Bank, Meller Hill, Mitchell, Nook Close, North End, North Field, Ox Close, Painter Ing, Peaker Croft, Pease Close, Peter Close, Pit Hill, Pit Ing, Pog Close (cf. Pog Moor i, 304 supra), Pond Ing, Proctor Common, Quarry Close, Round Royd, Row Croft (Rauecroft 1248, Raufecrofte 1348, cf. the Ralfe Lands 1689, the ME pers.n. Ralph, Rauf, croft), Scullage (Schollegge 13, Scolegge 1294, Schallegeker 1295, Scholegge |. 13, 1335, Skoleegge(ker) 1345, Skolledge 1677, v. skali ‘shed, shieling’, ecg, kjarr ‘marsh’, cf. Hullage f.n. supra), Senior Moor, Seven Lands, Shoulder of Mutton, Shrugg
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Siclinton(a) 1150-70 YCh 1727-8 (Riev) Sit-, Sytlintun, -ton(a) 12 Riev (freg, YCh 1722), Ric 1 (1252) Ch, Sittlingtun 1155-70 YCh 1753, Sit-, Sytlington(ta) 1190-1220 YD v, 1196 YCh viii, 13 YD i, 1208 FF, 1209 DodsN, 1243 Fees, Sitligtona 1190-1202 YCh
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DodsN, 1580
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from Mydsley Bancke 1601 PRTHI, v. banke, Midgley supra.
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hyll. Rounp Woop, 1849 TA. Royp
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Royd, Hawksworth, Hay Field (the Hay fields 1720, v. hég, feld), Holling Close (v. holegn), Holmes (ib 1538, v. holmr), Hood Bank (cf. Hutherode 13, the ME pers.n. Hudde, rod'), Hook Bank, Horn Close, Horse Ing, Humber, Ing Hole, the Ings 1720 (v. eng), Kester Close, Kiln Hill (the Killhill 1720, cf, le Kylneclif 1294, v.
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Thornyl(1) 1431 YD xiii, 59, 1564 FF, Thornell 1522 Test v, 1534 FF, 1550 WillY
‘Thorn-tree hill’, v. porn, hyll. The early Torn-, Toren- spellings are AN.
BRIESTFIELD, formerly BRIESTWISTLE
Brerethutsel c. 1150 Riev, -thwisel 1243 Fees, 1246-59 YD iv Breretwisel(l), -tui-, -twy-, -il(/), -yl 1193-1211 YCh 1525, 1194, 1203 BM, 1206-18 YCh viii (p), 1232-40 BM, 1246 Ass 22, 1340 Arm, 1402 FA, 1424 Rent, Brerewysell 1344 Ch Brertwisil,
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coal-dust, slack’ (cf. NED s.v.) and hyll. Besides the forge referred to in -smythies (v. smidée), there is a colliery here and the name (like Soothill 193 supra) may refer to the spoil from the old coal workings.
FALHOUSE ['falas]
Falles 1297 LS (p), del Falles 1303 KF (p) Falches 14 DodsN, Falehes 1335 ib, the falghes 1424 Rent Falowes 1509 DodsN, (the) Fallowes 1534 FF, 1587 WillY, 1603 PRThl, 1654 WillS, 1657 Pick, Whitley fallowes 1652 PRThl, Ouerfallowes 1662 WB 146 Falhous 1666
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Witelay 1196 P White-, Whytelay, -ley 1243 Fees, 1303 KF, 1316 Vill, 1351 FF, 1379 PT Whitteley 1303 Aid, 1328 Banco Whitlay, -ley 1344 Ch, 1345 DodsN et freg to 1587 Arm, (Lower-) 1822 Langd Wytley 1369 Arm ‘Bright forest-glade’, v. hwit, léah, a common YW p.n. ‘Lower’ in relation to Upper Whitley 233 znfra.
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THE
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supra from another local place (Slaithwaite 307
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clos), Co(o)kbrig, Cowperro(y)de 1404, 1405 Arm (v. coupare,
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is doubtless
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2. EMLEY (102-2413)
Amelai, -lete 1086 DB Emelei(a), -le(y), -lay(e) 1150-70 YCh 1728 (Riev), 1190-1204 ib 1688, 1194, 1232-40 BM, 1237 FF, 1253 YD v, 1279-81 QW, 1290 YD i, 1291
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Wodhous 1541 WillY, 1578 FF. ‘House in the wood’, v. wudu,
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bank’, v. leoht, clif, Lightcliffe iii, 80 LitrLe Dike.
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Croft, Little Holme, Little Hirst, Long Lands, Long Shutt (dial. shut ‘division of land’), Low Dole (v. dal ‘share’), Meone Field, Nab Close (v. nabbi ‘knoll’), North Croft (cf. Norcroft Ing 1792 WB 54, v. nord, croft, eng), Old Royd, Peggs, Quarry, Shepherd Gap, Short Lands, Shrog (v. scrogge ‘bush, brushwood’), Smithy Field, Smith Royd, Spice Mouth, Stone Horse Park, Stoney Royd, Storr Bank (v.
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inflexional -r is not retained in the Danelaw, any connexion with ODan Skelmerus must be excluded. Dr Feilitzen calls attention to similar Latinised forms in OSwed charters, Dagherus for Dag(r), Ormerus for
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Daleton 1607 FF. ‘Valley farm’, v. del,
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FIELD-NAMES
(a) Ash Bridge Close 1720
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rent was paid for a helme at Bridge End in Rastrick (WMB 173), and in 1739 the sum of 6/8 was the charge ‘for erecting a helm’ at Hampsthwaite (PRHm 243).
THICKLES (lost), Thicles 1170-85 YCh 1792, 1185-1210 ib 1704, Es Thichels in bosco de Heton 1175-85 ib 1698, Esthichels 1195-1211 1b 1701, Chichels 1180—g0 ib 1703, Ticlas deversus le suh usque burganes lapidum 1190-1210 ib 1700, Thtkles inter Gatebrigge-cloh et West- haucloh 1195-1211 ib 1702, Thicclis, Thideles (sic) 1195-1211 1b 1710-11 (all from Font), Hetonethicles 13 Font; in the same district there is a
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v.
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Stani-) 1331 Font, (the) Stony fore 1720, 1756 WB 31, 212a, ‘rocky ford’, v. stanig, ford; the Stafforths mentioned in Stafford Hill supra may have been named from this place.
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(b) Aystorth 13 (v.
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is uncertain; the village is towards the top of a hillside, but there is no topographical feature of note. But the probability is that Lepton means ‘farmstead on the slope of a hill’; on this use of Alép (which also meant ‘leaping place, jump’) cf. Léfvenberg 127.
GAWTHORPE, Goutthorp (sic for Gouc-) 1297 LS (p), Goukthorp 1311 Font (p), Goulkthorp 1324 DodsN, Gawke- Gaukethorp(e) 1324 ib, 1379 PT, 1456 Linds, 1477 DodsN et freg to 1605 FF, Gawk-, Gaukthorpe 1476 Linds, 1543 FF, Gawthorp(p) 1597 SessnR, 1633 WillY, -thropp 1616 PrHosp. wv. gaukr ‘cuckoo’, porp, and Gaw- thorpe 102 supra; Cuckoo Hill
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for execution or exposure in the pillory’ (NED s.v. from 1400) seems most appropriate.
Tuuroory, Thorgarlhaue (sic) |. 13 WB 7, Thurgrowe 1600 WB 147, Thorgrow 1779 WB 7, 1847 TA, Thurgary 1720 WB 32, Thurgory closes 1803 WB 246. ‘Thorgar’s mound’, v. haugr. The pers.n. Thorgar is an anglicised form of ON Porgeirr, ODan Thorger, which occurs also in Thurgoland 1, 314 supra.
ADDLE CrRoFT, 1771 M, probably identical with. Arkylcroft 1476 Linds,
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& LITTLE Woop, 1843
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Jacky Quarter (ib 1779), Jack Croft
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1219 Ass 11d, 1247 Ch et
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Harry with a pet-form Hal,
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(6) Caldwellerode c. 1210 (v. cald, wella,
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HINCHCLIFFE MILL, Heyncheclyff 1307 WCR, Hingecliff 1327 1b (p), Hyncheclyff 1379 PT (p), the Hinchcliffe Croft 1699 YAS 28, 12, Hincliffe milne 1709 WMB. ‘Steep cliff’, v. henge, clif; OE henge occurs only in a compound henge-clif glossing Lat preruptum
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THORPE. GREEN Ho, Green hous 1709 WMB. HALL GREEN.
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‘clearing’), Pickle Wood (mod), Pingle Wood (mod) (v. pightel, pingel ‘en- closure’), Ryding (v. rydding ‘clearing’), Walkers Bothom (v. botm). (b) Bentcroft 1600 (v. beonet ‘bent-grass’, croft), Bromehilbanke 1462, 1492 (v.
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New MILL, 1709 WMB, Newmylle 1462 MinAcct gg,
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v. hlid-geat ‘swing-gate’.
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FIELD-NAMES
The principal forms in (a) are modern (1930, from Mr J. Hanson Green). Spellings dated 1307-1326 are WCR, 1392 MinAcct 88, 1445-1600 WCR, 1649 YAS Md 28, 2, 1709 WMB. The f.ns. recorded here cannot be located with certainty (cf. 238 supra).
(a) Abraham Ing, Bents beonet ‘bent-grass’), Butts Lee 1709 (v. butte, léah), Coit Close (v. cot ‘cottage’), Cold Well Ing (Goldewellynge 1525, Coldall Ing 1709, v. Cold Well Hill supra, eng ‘meadow’), The Gill- royd (Inge) 1709, Great Cliffe 1709, the Greate Inge 1709, The Green, Far
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BARNSIDE, Barnedeside 1274, 1298 WCR (p), Barneside 1274 ib, 1307 YD
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fox, perhaps as a surname, hiis. GaTE Heap, Smallegattheade 1551 WCR 7, Genn-gate-head 1647 YDr, v. smzl ‘narrow’, gata ‘road’, héafod; a local man called Genn is referred to in 1551 YDr 1, 55. Hatt AcrE Woop.
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banke Knowles 1578 WillY, probably a surname Fairbank, enoll), Far Feilds (le Farrefeilds 1699, v. feor, feld), Hore Law (‘boundary mound or hill’, v. har?, hlaw), Lane Head 1817 M, Over Lease in Hepworth (Overleys 1699, v. uferra, léah), Rideing Ing (v. rydding ‘clearing’, eng).
(b) Aldebothe 1307 (v. ald, both ‘booth, shed’), Apiltreker 1331
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RILEY, Ri-, Rylay, -ley, -leg 1202-10 YCh vili, 1246 Ass 2gd, 1298 WCR, 1297 LS (p), 1314 YD iti et passim to 1621 FF, Ryeley 1286 WCR. ‘Clearing used for growing rye’, v. ryge, léah.
THORNCLIFF, Thornotelegh 1202 FF, Thornetele 1208 DodsN, FF, Thornitelay \. 13 WB g (p), Thornice-, Thornykeley 1275 WCR, 1297 LS, Thorntelay 1307 WCR, Thornecley 1316 YD, Thornclay 1517 DodsN, Thorncliffe 1524 WB 12, 1657 Pick, Thornechifte 1637 WillY. ‘Thorny clearing’, from OE porniht ‘thorny, growing with thorns’, and léah. In the dial. c and ¢ often interchange before / (as in [titl] for tickle or [likl] for
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FIELD-NAMES
Spellings dated c. 1205 are YCh viii, 13, 1314 YD iii, 1492 MinAcct 02, 1684, 1693, 1764 Glebe. On the identification cf. 238 supra; some recorded in Holme 270 infra may belong here. (a) the impyard 1764 (v. impa ‘sapling’, geard), the Stewart Plats 1764 (The Stuarplatts 1684, -flats 1693, v. stigweard ‘steward’, perhaps as a surname, plat? ‘a small plot of ground’), Teppy lane 1764 (the teppylane 1684).
(b) le Bothes 1314 (v. both ‘booth’), Caworthiny 1492 (v. wordign), Durildewelle(ker) c. 1205, 13 (the ME fem. pers.n. Durilda (from ON
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1843 O.S. Moss Ho. New Gate.
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Seluelay, -leta 13 YD i, 1201 FF, YCh viii, 1228 Hall Shelvele 1254 FF (p), Schelveley, -lay Hy 3 Arm (p), a. 1290 YD ii (p), 1324 Arm (p), Chelueley 1316 Vill Skelflay 1243 Fees Scheflay 1297 LS Schellai, -lay, -ley 1220-30 Bodl 102, 1314 WCR, 1359, 1381 DodsN et freq to 1449 YD ui, Scelley p. 1290 ib Shelley, -lay 1344 DodsN, 1448 Pat et to 1597 SessnR
‘Glade or clearing on a shelving terrain’, v. scelf,
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Nicolas Spring 1843 O.S., from the pers.n. Nicholas, spring ‘planta- tion’. Oak Woop. Ox INGs, Osanz 1381 (16) DodsN,
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‘Sheep clearing’, v. scéap, léah. Apart from the DB Scipe-, it will be noticed that there are no traces of the ONb scip ‘sheep’ which is normal in the parallel Shipley iii, 267 znfra.
ABBEY LANE, 1843 O.S. Carr
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Thurstaneland 1298 Abbr Thirwistandland 1316 Vill
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SHALEY, S(c)hagh(e)lay, -ley 1308-1331 WCR (freq), Shaweley 1323 MinAcct 45, le Chaglayhous 1407
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rod‘! ‘clearing’. RYECROFT, 1709 WMB, Ricroftker 1307 WCR,
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(b) Butgapgrenes 1308 (v. butte, gap,
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Alemannebir 1276 RH Almandbiri 1296 LacyComp, -bury 1393, 1456 DodsN, 1444 Linds
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Dewsbury 184 supra). The burh may be no more than a fortified village, but rather more than a mile from Almondbury there is an ancient encampment at Castle Hill, which is a lofty natural eminence dominating the whole neighbourhood, and Roman coins have been found here; it is likely enough that this is the burh, although it is so far from the site of the present village.
CasTLe Castell hill 1582 WillY, v. castel ‘fortified place’, hyll; the castel is referred to in del Castle 1333 WB 26 (p), del Castell 1338 YD v, castrum de Almondbury 1399 WB 5; cf. Almondbury supra.
Fenay, La Fineia 12 Font, del Fyney 1274, 1297 WCR (p), 1305 Cl, Fynee 1308 WCR (p), le Finey 14, 1349 DodsN, Fenay(e), -ey 1305 Cl, 1379 PT (p), 1393, 1456 DodsN, 1426 Ramsd (p), 1680 WB 228a, le Feney 1532 ib 3, Finnie 1698 Arm. The later forms indicate that the original vowel of the first el. was short; the name is therefore most probably a compound of OE, ON finn ‘coarse grass’ and ég ‘land partly surrounded by water’, doubtless originally referring to the meadows between Fenay Beck and its affluent, Rushfield Dike, near Fenay Bridge. Cf. Finthorpe
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Arkenly 1850 TA. AsHESComMMON & Lane, Ash Ho 1771 M, Ashes Close & Common 1850 TA, v. esc. AsHING Hirst, 1850 TA, Ashen Hurst 1843 O.5., ‘ash wood’, v.
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1822 Langd, Finney Hall 1817 M, v. prec., hall. FINTHORPE, 1822 Langd, v. Thorpe supra; the first el. is probably a reduced form of Fenay or is itself finn ‘coarse grass’. FLETCHER Ho, 1646 WillY, the Flecher House 1542 ib, ME fleccher ‘arrow-maker’, probably as a surname.
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Woop, 1850 TA, v. park, wudu. PENNY SPRING Woop, Penny Spring 1843 O.5., v. spring ‘plantation’. HILL, 1843 O.S. Pump Lang, cf. Pump Close 1850 TA.
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Gallows Field, Gib Royd, Goit Field (v. gota, feld), Grime Ing, Grunsell, Haigh Intake, Lower Handhill, Hanging Ing (v. hangende ‘steep’, eng), Healding Bank, Heeley Close, Hey Green (v. Hey supra, gréne*), Hilly Sykes, Hole Bottom & Ing, Hollin Park (v. holegn ‘holly’, park), Great & Little Hollins (Netherhollinge 1573 WillY, v. holegn ‘holly’), Hollin Yard, Holme Royd, Horse Close (the Horseclose 1589 YAS 213, i), Hunt Field, Hutch Close, Intake, Jocky Hall, Kiln Croft & Hole, Land o’ Will, Launds (v. launde ‘glade’), Lockwood Scarr (v. Lockwood 275 infra, sker), Long Ing, Long Tongue, May Royd, Mellor Wood, Mill Ing, Milly Sands, Mistal (dial. mistal ‘cow-shed’), Muca Sheard, Mud Croft, Navy, Near Birks, New Mills, Nicholl Croft (Nycollecrofte 1583, the surname Nichol, croft), North Royd, Ogley, Overthwaite (v. pveit), Owlers (v. alor ‘alder- tree’), Ox Close, Ox Pasture (le Oxpastur’ 1323, v. oxa, pasture), Park Pit, Parlour Hole, Parkin Ing Bottom, Pea Lumb, Pease Hill (v. pise ‘pease’, hyll), Pickhill (v. pightel ‘enclosure’), Pig Tail, Pudding Hole, Randle, Lower & Middle Reyn (v. reinn ‘boundary strip’), Rose Croft, Rough Birks, Rough Ing, Rush(y) Lee, Sal Acre (Salaker 1636, probably the fem. pers.n. Sal, zcer), Salter Hole, School Brow & Croft, Sharp Royd Ing (Sharproydynge 1520 YD xii, 96, le Shorpproyde 1636, the surname Sharp, rod!, eng), Shaw Close, Short Leys, Shrogg Side (v. scrogge ‘brushwood’), Slack Doles (v. slakki ‘hollow, depression’, dal ‘share of common land’), Slade Croft, Smithy Lane, Sour Ing, Spark Brow, Spink Acre (probably the surname Spink, ecer), Spring Well (v. spring ‘well-spring’), Spring Wood (v. spring ‘ plantation’), Steep Field, Steps Mill, Stoney Lands, Stony Ridding (Netherstonyerydinge 1583, v. stanig, rydding), Stopes, Stubble, Stump Brow, Summer Field, Summer Ing, Swamp, Tanhouse Ing, Thick Hollins (v.
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2. AUSTONLEY (102-1107)
Alstaneslei(e) 1086 DB, Alstanley, -lay 1274-1329 WCR (freq), Alstanneley 1313 ib, Alstonlay 1395 WB, Austenley 1588 WillY, Austonley 1709 WMB. ‘Alstan’s glade or clearing’, v. léah. The pers.n. is from OE or Alhstan.
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O.S., Green Owlers 1851 TA, v.
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Hill (275 infra), but Langd puts it in this township, and it may in fact have been the northern half of the township, for the southern part is described as Sowth Crosland Half 1588 LS 148.
ARMITAGE BRIDGE, terra heremitagie c. 1212 Pont, Ermitagium
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BATTER. THE STuBBINGs. ‘Top oF
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infra and EPN i, 166 for other examples). The affix Tyas is a feudal name from the family of le
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AGBRIGG (FARNLEY TYAS, HOLME) 269
5. HOLME (102-1006) [oun, sum]
Holne 1086 DB, 1274-1321 WCR (freq), 1323 MinAcct 45, 1591 FF Holm(e) 1316 Vill, 1347 DodsN, 1392, 1492 MinAcct ‘Holly-tree’, v. holegn, cf. Yateholme, Holmfirth 289 infra. The form Holme is due to the assimilated Holm- in Holmfirth.
YATEHOLME, Holne 1086 DB, Yhatomgrene 1452 WCR1, Yatum 1585 WillY, Yateholme 1709 WMB, Gateham 1771 M, (-or Yateholme) 1822 Langd. v. prec. The
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lane. Launp Moss.
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‘marsh’, eng ‘meadow’), Cocked Hat, Common Heys (v. (ge)hzg ‘en- closure’), Corn Close, Corn Drake Holt (dial. corn-drake ‘ corn-crake or land- rail’, holt ‘wood’), Corn Hey, Cote Close, Crossland Hey, Dam Close, Dunker End (perhaps R. Don, cf. Don Well supra, kjarr ‘marsh’), Earnshaw Wood (cf. Earnshaws Croft 1698, named from the family of John Earnshaw ib), Far Hills, Far Lee, Fatherland (Fodder Lands 1709, v.
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‘Cock clearing’ (probably in the sense ‘woodland glade where woodcock abounded’) or possibly ‘Hana’s clearing’ from the OE pers.n. Hana, v. hana, léah. On the midland forms in Hon(e)-, cf. Phonol. § 4; Haune- is a misreading of Hanne-. Half refers to a half of the township.
Brock Ho tes, Brockolenabbe 13 YD 1,
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dam 1782 EnclA 8, v.dammr. NetLeys MILL, Ely or Neeley 1764 Glebe, Neeleys Farm 1843 O.S. New Town, 1843
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cf. Clough Field & Head 1849 TA, v.
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AGBRIGG (LINTHWAITE, LOCKWOOD) 2°75
(Top), Burnt Hill, Calf Hey, Carr Ing, Coat Close, Coit Close, Common Right, Crack Hill, Cross Edge, Dam Field, Daw Royd, Dye House Croft, Edge, Ellen Tree Land (v. ellern ‘elder-tree’), Elm Ing, Fancy, Far Toft, Foggett (mod), Gateing Close (v. gata, eng), Glazing Holes, Grass Hey, Greendry, Green Royd, Green Spot (v. gréne?, spot), Hall Heigh & Royd, Hanging Royd (v. hangende‘ steep’, rod+), Headland, Heater (cf. Heater in, 170 infra), Hill Hole, Hive Yard, Horse Croft, Hoyle Ing (v.
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Enp,
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AcRE Heap. ADAM Pasture, 1850 TA, cf. Adam Ing 1850 TA, the pers.n. Adam, eng ‘meadow’. AINSLEY, Ornsley 1771 M, cf. Ainleys 111, 43 Orn- doubtless represents Aun-. ASHTON BINN, 1817 M, probably Ashton as a surname, binn ‘stall’, cf. Binn supra. BADGER
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v. forest.
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1843 O.S., v. lang, cl6h. Lonc
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SpPaRTH, 1817 M, Sparg 1764 Glebe; this el. occurs a few times in minor names in YW and Db 749; it is probably connected with Icel spard ‘sheep droppings’ (this also may be the source of ME spart, a term of abuse in the Towneley Play xii, 271); cf. Taythes 68 supra forasimilarname. Spinks Mire Spink Mire Mill 1843
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infra), Hole Top (ib 1771, Hoyle Top 1817 M, v. hol! ‘a hollow’, topp), Hole Wood, Hollin Tree Close, Idle Row, Kiln Croft, Laith Holme
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the first el. cannot be determined, but it could be either
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Copley supra.
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FIELD-NAMES
The principal forms in (a) are 1849 TA 281. A few marked mod are modern (1930). (a) Ann Heys, Back o’ th’ Laith, Back o’ th’
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township; the strip, which separates Austonley and Meltham town- ships, extends from Wheels Brook to Heath Cottage, and, though the administrative boundary has now disappeared, it can be seen on 6” O.S. (1904 ed.) 272 NW. A similar unusual strip used to occur at Sowerby Ramble iii, 161
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FIELD-NAMES
The principal forms in (a) are 1851 TA. Spellings dated 13 are YD 1, 1308 WCR, 1573 YAS 28, 7.
(a) Boggard Close, Broomy Lee, Chapel Croft, Coit Ing (v. cot ‘cottage’, eng), Crabtree Close, Crooked Hill (the neyther Crokyd tayll 1573, ‘crooked tail of land’, v. tegl), Crow Royd (v. crawe, rod+), Crowther Close (the surname Crowther), Daisy Lee, Dod Royd (Dogret first 1573), Guill Ing, Healy Lands, Far & Near Hollins (v. holegn ‘holly’), Lower & Upper Holt (v. holt ‘wood’), Horse Close, Ings Ley & Wood (wv. eng ‘meadow’, léah), Kiln Acre, Laith Close, Lamb Croft, Ledgits (v. hlid-geat ‘swing-gate’), Lighting Croft, March Croft, Millgate Wood (v. myln, gata), Mill Ing, Netherwood Close, Old Royd (Olderode 13, v. ald, rod! Ox Close, Petty Royd (Pedderroid 1573, v. peddere ‘pedlar’, rod‘), Pigh Hill (v. pightel ‘enclosure’), Pistol Clough Wood, Rape Dust, Raw Cliffe Holling, Round Ing, Rye Croft, Smith Ing, Starr Royd (v. sterr ‘sedge’,
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AGBRIGG (NETHERTHONG, UPPERTHONG)
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a dead man was found’.
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Govalacres 1286 DodsN Goldecar 1337 DodsN, Gouldeker 1361 Arm, -kar 1488 ib, Guldecar 1398 1b, Goldkar(r) 1427 ib, 1437 WB 63, Goldkard 1437 YD Xli, 250 Gowlkar’ 1439 YD xu, 250, Goulkery 1481 Test iii, -care 1578 FF Goulekar 1451 Arm, -ker 1488 ib, Gowlecar(r), -kar 1466 WB 64, 1507 Arm, 1558 WillY Golker 1504 Ipm, 1555 YD 1 et freq to 1652 WillS, Golcar 1534 FF, 1558 DodsN, Golkar(re) 1567 ib, 1589 WillY, 1614 FF Goolker 1608 FF Gowker 1715 Sav
‘Guthlac’s shielings’, v. erg. The first el. is an anglicised form of the ON pers.n. Gudletkr or possibly Gudlaugr; the predominance of earlier spellings with -lac-, -lak- etc., favours the former (cf. also Feilitzen 278). The history of the spellings to the present contracted form is noteworthy. On the significance of this p.n. v. Introd.
BoTHAM
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Westwoop, Westwedd(e) 1361, 1488 Arm, (Heighe-) 1562 ib, (Highe-) 1574 WillY, Hywestwood 1639 WillY, Low Westwood 1659 WillS, wv. west, wudu.
Avers Royp. Bank
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shareof land’.
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2. HUDDERSFIELD (102-1416)
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Alhréd), Atherstone Wa 77, Lundsford Sx 456 (Lundres-, Lundes- with a single Lundredisford, from an unrecorded OE Lundr&d, which presents problems very similar to those of etc.
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(GLEDHOLT
Gledeholt(e) 1296 LacyComp (p), 1298-1316 WCR (freq), 1530 Gledholt(e) 1318 DodsN, 1346, 1445 YD iv, 1505 Ramsd, 1541 FF Gleid-, Gleyd(e)holt(e) 1400 YD iv, 1447 Ramsd, 1459 Test 11, 1461 DodsN, 1623 FF Gleadholt 1412 Ramsd
‘Wood which kites frequented’, v. gleoda, holt. On the Glezd- forms v. Phonol. § 17.
SHEPHERDS THORN, 1817 M, Shep(p)erdthorn(e) 1479 Brett, 1557 WB 51, 1589 WillY, Shepethorn 1481 YD i, v. scéap-hirde, porn.
WooDHOUSE HILL, Wodehous 1383 DodsN, Wod(d)howse 1552, 1575
WillY. ‘House in the wood’, v. wudu, his.
ALLISON Dike. AsH Brow, 1817 M, w. esc, bru. Royp Rp. Bay Hatt, 1784 WB 63, Bayhall 1573, 1578 WillY, possibly beg ‘berry’ or the ME nickname /e Bay ‘brown- haired’, hall.
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FIELDHOUSE, 1843 O.S., Feldehaus 1571 WillY, v. feld, hiis. FLAsH Ho, 1771 M, Flosh(e) house 1542 WB 43, 1637 WillY, v. flasshe ‘swamp’ (which often appears as flosshe), hus. GLEN FIELD & Lea. ‘THE
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Rep Do tes, Reddoor (sic) 1843
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Saddle Row, Sandgate 1817 M, Saville Ing (from the surname Savile, eng), Smithy Croft, Sour Ing, Stock Hey (wv. stocc ‘stump’,
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AGBRIGG (HUDDERSFIELD, LINDLEY) 301
Haucus, Hagh 1198 Fount, Hagiebroc, Haye 13 Font, le Haghe in Lynnelay 1260 ib, del Haye 1379 PT (p). v. haga ‘enclosure’.
QUARMBY
Cornebi, Cornelbt 1086 DB Querneby 1219 Ass 9, 1236-58 YD ix, 394 (p), 1274-1316 WCR (freq), 1. 13 Nost 44, 1297 LS et freq to 1428 FA, -be 1331
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Linley-moor 1775 Watson, v.mér. Low
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HaicH Ho, Netherhaigh 1455 DodsN, Haighehous 1592 WillY, Haigh Howse 1635 1b,
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WillY, v. cléh ‘dell’, botm. Coat Pir
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‘Skammbein’s valley’, v. denu. The first el. is an ON byname Skamm-bein ‘short leg’, which is not recorded independently but which occurs in the Icel p.n.
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PLATT, 1843 O.S., v. plat? ‘a small plot of ground’. THE Moor- LANDS, cf. Scammonden Moor 1814 EnclA 146, Moor Field 1851 TA. MOoSELDEN HEIGHT, v. Moselden
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supra), Rough Hirst, Rough Knowl, the Scrogg 1787 (v. scrogge), Slacks (v. slakki), Smithy Hole (ib 1796, v. smidde,
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spellings, has been lost after the fricative -gh-, as it has in the late spellings Slaughit, Slawitt, the source of the modern dial. pronuncia- tion ['slauwit]. The meaning of ON slag is ‘blow, stroke, skirmish’, which Goodall accepts for the p.n. Lindkvist 122, however, thought it might mean ‘mowing’, since related words have that sense, ON sla ‘to strike, to mow’, sldtta ‘mowing, a hay-field’; Rygh (NG
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EARNSHAW FOLp, Earnshaw Ing 1851 TA, the surname Earnshaw, fald, eng. Epcr. HILL. FOLLINGWORTH, Folingworth 1771 M, cf. Fallingworth 111, 54
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AGBRIGG (SLAITHWAITE, SADDLEWORTH) 311
The first el. is OE sadol ‘saddle’, used to describe a feature resembling a saddle in shape or appearance such as a ridge, but the exact application is not clear; cf. OE sadolhongra BCS 1282, Sadel- howe (Tadcaster East) pt iv
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Lorp’s Mere, 1822 Langd, -Meer 1817 M. ‘The lord’s boundary’, v.
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H. 1771
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PRSad, v. denn ‘a den, lair’. DensHaw Moor, 1809 EnclA 4, v. Denshaw supra, mor. Dick Hitt.
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v.
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O.S., v. myln, croft.
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LING WELL. SHAW GATE & Rocuer, v. Shaw Hall supra. SuHaws, 1843 O.S., v. sceaga ‘copse’. SHEPHERDS GREEN, 1843 0.5. SHER- BROOK, 1843
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1843 O.S., v. hvammr ‘small valley’. 1749 PRSad, v. prec. WHARMTON, Warmton 1817 M, 1843
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Heap.
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INDEX OF TOWNSHIPS IN PART II
Ackton, 85 Ackworth, 93 Adlingfleet, 2 Airmyn, 13 Almondbury, 256 Altofts, 119 Ardsley East and West, 174 Askern, 44 Austonley, 263
Badsworth, 96 Balne, 14 Batley, 179 Beal, 55 Bramwith, Kirk, 29 Bretton, West, 99 Burghwallis, 35
Campsall, 45 Carleton, 71 Cartworth, 236 Castleford, 69 Cridling Stubbs, 61 Crigglestone, 101 Crofton, 113 Crosland, South, 265 Cumberworth, 216
Dalton, 223 Darrington, 63 Dewsbury, 184
Eastoft, 4 Eggborough, 57 Elmsall, North, 36 Elmsall, South, 39 Emley, 218
Farnley Tyas, 267 Featherstone, 86 Fenwick, 47 Flockton, 203 Fockerby, 5
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Ousefleet, 7 Outwood, 156 Owston, 31
Pollington, 21 Pontefract, 75 Pontefract Park, 83 Purston Jaglin, 87
Ravensthorpe, 192 Rawcliffe, 22 Reedness, 9 Rothwell, 143
Saddleworth, 310 Sandal Magna, 107 Scammonden, 304 Scholes, 247 Sharlston, 114 Shelley, 248 Shepley, 250 Shitlington, 205 Skelbrooke, 43 Skellow, 34 Skelmanthorpe, 221 Slaithwaite, 307 Smeaton, Kirk, 51 Smeaton, Little, 52 Snaith, 25
INDEX OF TOWNSHIPS 321
Snydale, 122 Soothill, Nether, 193 Soothill, Upper, 196 Springhead, 318 Stanley, 159 Stapleton, 65 Stubbs, Hamphall, 43 Stubbs, Walden, 53 Sutton, 50 Swinefleet, 10
Tanshelf, 83 Thornhill, 210 Thorpe Audlin, 97 Thorpe on the Hill, 149 Thurstonland, 251
Upperthong, 288
"Upton, 98
Wakefield, 163 Walton, 112 Warmfield, 117 Whitgift, 11 Whitley, 60 Whitley, Upper, 233 Whitwood, 124 Womersley, 54 Wooldale, 253
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Upper