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Ryecroft Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wry Croft 1580 HAS
  • le Rye Croft 1699 WCR3d

Etymology

, Wry Croft 1580 HAS 44, 27,le Rye Croft 1699WCR 3d , v. rȳge , croft .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name