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Sparth

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Sparg 1764 Glebe

Etymology

, 1817 M , Sparg 1764Glebe ; this el . occurs a few times in minor names in YW and Db 749 ; it is probably connected with Icel sparð ' sheep droppings ' ( this also may be the source of ME  spart , a term of abuse in the Towneley Play xii, 271 ) ; cf. Taythes 68supra for a similar name .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name