English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Ancar Brook

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Le hand carr 1628 Norf

Etymology

, Le hand carr 1628Norf , v. kjarr ' marsh ' ; the significance of Hand - is obscure , but it might be a late form of hana ' a cock ' ( as in Handforth Ch from Haneford , cf. Phonol. § 46 ) .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement