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Harrop Dale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Haropp(e) e.13 Nost65d 1308,1314 WCR
  • Harrop 1274 ib

Etymology

Harrop Dale, Haropp (e )e. 13Nost 65d, 1308, 1314 WCR (p), Harrop 1274 ib (p). 'Rock valley', v. hær , hop , but such names are ambiguous, as the first el. could be hara 'hare'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement