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Ratcliffe Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Sileby

Historical Forms

  • the Ratcliff Road 1760 EnclA
  • Ratcliffe lane 1877 White

Etymology

, the Ratcliff Road 1760EnclA ; it is Ratcliffe lane 1877 White , Ratcliffe on the Wreake lying 2 miles to the south - east .