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Brandicarr

Other OS name in the Parish of Cadney

Historical Forms

  • Brandicar 1711 Inv
  • Brandy Carr 1720 Yarb 1723 BT 1753 SocFr 1795 Yarb 1808 SocFr
  • Brandey Carr 1723 Inv

Etymology

, Brandicar 1711Inv , Brandy Carr 1720Yarb , 1723BT (Elsham), 1753SocFr , 1795Yarb , 1808SocFr ,Brandey Carr 1723Inv , the forms are too late to suggest a plausible etymology , but the final el . is kjarr ' marshy, boggy land ' .