Survey of English Place-Names
A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.
Survey of English place-names
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The Wilderness
The Wilderness
Other OS name in the Parish of Rufford
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) . Cf.
Wilderness
Corner
1821
EnclA
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Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
Black Hill
Deer Dale Wood
Broadoak Brake
Amen Corner
Damside Covert
Alder Carr
Clappall Hill
Flash Lane
Hunger Hills
Labour in vain
Leyfields
Lound Wood
Mickle Dale Lane
Primrose Hill Fm
Rufford Lake, Rufford Mill and Rufford Park
Toot Hill Wood
Watch Hill
Early-attested site
Elmsley Lodge
Inkersall Fm olim Winkerfield
North Laiths
Pittance Park
Roy's Bridge Lane
Major Settlement
Rufford