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Survey of English Place-Names

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Launderhouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Launderhouse 1407 Cust 1487,1510 SheffMan
  • Launderhouse als. Whitley Hall 1587 ib
  • Lownderhouse 1530 ib
  • Launderhouse sometyme Loundhouse nowe Whitley 1579 ib

Etymology

( lost ) , Launderhouse 1407 Cust, 1487, 1510 SheffMan, Launderhouse als. Whitley Hall 1587 ib,Lownderhouse 1530 ib, Launderhouse sometyme Loundhouse nowe Whitley 1579 ib , ME  lander ' a launderer ' , possibly as a surname , hūs ; for the alternative names v. Lound Side, Whitley supra .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

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