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Wiggin Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Whickinge crosse 1571 WillY
  • Whigin Crosse 1645 PREll

Etymology

, Whickinge crosse 1571WillY, Whigin Crosse 1645 PREll , ' Viking's cross ' , v. víkingr , cros .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name