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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ding Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Derwent

Historical Forms

  • Dinge Bancke 1598 Portland
  • Dingbancke 1599 SR
  • Dingbank 1623 Hard 1626 SR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Dinge Bancke 1598Portland , Dingbancke 1599 SR, Dingbank 1623Hard , 1626SR , probably ' well-manured bank ' , v. banke ; the first element being OScand  dyngja ' dung, dung-heap ' , rather than OE dyncge .