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Survey of English Place-Names

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Waddingham Carrs

Other OS name in the Parish of Waddingham

Historical Forms

  • le Wadyngham carre 1428 AASRxxix
  • Waddyngham Carre 1538 AOMB
  • the Carrs 1602,1678 Terrier
  • ye Carr 1709 Foster
  • (the) Carrs 1770 EnclA 1776 Red
  • The Carr Farm 1861 Padley

Etymology

, 1824 O , le Wadyngham carre 1428 AASR xxix, Waddyngham Carre 1538AOMB 409 , the Carrs 1602, 1678Terrier , y e Carr 1709Foster ,(the ) Carrs 1770EnclA , 1776Red , The Carr Farm 1861Padley , v. kjarr , in both the sg . and pl .