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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dykesfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Burgh by Sands

Historical Forms

  • Dykesfeld 1485 Ipm
  • Dicksfe(i)ld t.Eliz Rental 1653 CWxxii
  • Dykesfield 1610 Denton

Etymology

is Dykesfeld 1485 Ipm, Dicksfe (i )ld t. ElizRental , 1653 CW xxii, Dykesfield 1610Denton . It lies by the Roman Wall . v. dīc , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement