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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ivescar

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Inesker (sic) 1346 Furn
  • Jueskir 1607 PR
  • Ivescar 1618 ib
  • Iva 1743 PRThn

Etymology

Ivescar, Inesker (sic)1346 Furn, Jueskir 1607 PR, Ivescar 1618 ib, Iva 1743 PRThn. 'Scar where ivy grew', v. īfig , sker , here a long outcrop of limestone.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement