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Slippery Ford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Sletherefeurd (sic) 1556 FF
  • Sliddereyford als. Sliddereford 1581 FF
  • Slithery(e)fo(a)re, Slitherifo(a)re 1617,1621 PRKy
  • Slitheriford(e) 1618 1654 WillS
  • Sletheriforde 1639 WillY

Etymology

Slippery Ford, Sletherefeurd (sic)1556 FF, Sliddereyford als. Sliddereford 1581 FF, Slithery (e )fo (a )re , Slitherifo (a )re 1617, 1621 PRKy, Slitheriford (e )1618 ib, 1654 WillS, Sletheriforde 1639 WillY. 'Slippery ford', v. ford . The original first el. is ME  slideri (from OE  slidor 'slippery') as in Slithero Bridge iii, 74supra and Slidrihou c. 1213 Cockers (in Ainsdale La).

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

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