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Survey of English Place-Names

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Idle Law(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • (Great) Idlawe 1585 Surv 1586,1591 Stansf
  • (Little) Idle Law(e) 1655,1725 Stansf
  • Idle Laws 1847 TA

Etymology

( lost ) , (Great ) Idlawe 1585 Surv, 1586,1591Stansf 124, 127, (Little ) Idle Law (e )1655, 1725Stansf 182, 229,Idle Laws 1847TA , v. Idle supra , hlāw ' hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement