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Survey of English Place-Names

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Finching Dike

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Finch Ing 1579 LdsM 1848 TA

Etymology

, Finch Ing 1579 (LdsM), 1848TA , v. finca ' finch ' , possibly as a surname , eng , dīc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name