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Keel Sike

Other OS name in the Parish of Messingham

Historical Forms

  • Kele Syke 1577–80 Terrier
  • Keelesike 1634 Terrier
  • Keelsyke 1686 Terrier
  • Keelsike 1697 Terrier
  • Keel Syke 1706,1718 Terrier
  • Keelsicke 1745 Terrier
  • Keel syke 1755 Terrier

Etymology

, Kele Syke 1577–80Terrier , Keelesike 1634Terrier , Keelsyke 1686Terrier , Keelsike 1697Terrier , Keel Syke 1706,1718Terrier , Keelsicke 1745Terrier , Keel syke 1755Terrier , from the surn . Keel , cf. William Keele 1642 LPR , with OE  sīc ' a small stream ' or ON  sík ' aditch, a trench ' as elsewhere in the parish .