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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dappleymoor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bellbank

Historical Forms

  • Daplelandes or Daplemoor 1552 CW(OS)xiii
  • Daplymoore 1696 Netherby

Etymology

Cf. Daperlyne , Daperlyneholme 1595 Border, Daplyneholme 1601Survey , Dapplineholme 1655 PR (Laner).Nothing can be said about the meaning of Daper or Daple . Lyne -, Line - presumably refers to Lyne R. supra 21. v. holmr .

Places in the same Parish