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Unsliven Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Vnshrywynbrigh a.1290 SheffCh
  • Schrevynbrigh 1358 Grant
  • Unshriven-Bridge 1822 Langd
  • Unsliven 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Vnshrywynbrigh a. 1290 SheffCh,Schrevynbrigh 1358Grant , Unshriven -Bridge 1822 Langd, Unsliven 1841 O.S. , ME  unshriven ' unshriven ' , brycg , but the allusion is obscure .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name