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Survey of English Place-Names

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Egerton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Eggerton 1495 YDxiii,46
  • Egerton 1587 WillY 1709 WMB
  • Edgerton 1771 M

Etymology

Egerton, Eggerton 1495 YD xiii, 46, Egerton 1587 WillY, 1709 WMB, Edgerton 1771 M. 'Ecgheard's or Ecghere's farmstead', v. Edgerton 296supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site