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Scleyg

Field in the Parish of Hemsby

Historical Forms

  • Scleyg 1281 NfD

Etymology

Scleyg 1281 NfD(slay, sleigh'sheep pasture', cf.*slæget'sheep walk, sheep pasture'; v. Löfvenberg 1949: 87 ff. and Sundby1955: 105 ff.)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement