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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mazedale Spinney

Early-attested site in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • mæresdæl 944 BCS792
  • Marsdalefurlong and Marsdale slade 1395 XtCh

Etymology

Mazedale Spinney (6″) is mæresdæl 944 BCS 792 and Marsdalefurlong and Marsdale slade 1395 XtCh. 'Valley of the boundary,' v. dæl , (ge)mære. It is on the Norton-Daventry boundary.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement