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Survey of English Place-Names

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White Sike

Other OS name in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • le Witesihic c.1260 Font
  • Witesic 1265 ib
  • Whitesyke 1843 TA

Etymology

, le Witesihic c. 1260 Font,Witesic 1265 ib, Whitesyke 1843TA , ' clear stream ' , v. hwīt , sīc .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site