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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dalton Magna

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Mekyll Dalton 1466 YDxii,241
  • Ovir Dalton 1479 Testiii
  • Over Dalton 1482 YD
  • Great Dalton 1616 FF
  • Dalton Magna 1822 Langd

Etymology

v. micel , magna 'great', uferra 'higher', and

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name