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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oak Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Cadney

Historical Forms

  • Weather Platt 1720,1795 Yarb
  • Wether Plat 1824 O 1830 Gre
  • weather plat 1844 TA

Etymology

is Weather Platt 1720, 1795Yarb , Wether Plat 1824 O,1830 Gre, weather plat 1844TA , ' the plot, small piece of ground forwethers ' , v. veðr , weðer , plat 2 .