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Caldyolim Little Caldy

Major Settlement in the Parish of West Kirby

Historical Forms

  • Calders 1086 DBf.264b
  • Parva Caldey 1280 ChF
  • Parva Calday in Wirallia 1281 Tab 1288 ChF 1289 ChFine
  • le Parva Calday 1281 Sheaf 18
  • Calday 1518 AD
  • Little Calday 1552 ib
  • Calday Parva 1629 ChetOSviii
  • Little Caldy 1621 Orm2 1656
  • Little Caldy now called Caldy 1882 ib
  • Caldey 1722 NotCestr
  • Caldy 1842 OS

Etymology

v. parva , lȳtel , cf. Grange 288infra .