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Survey of English Place-Names

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Black Dike

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Black Dick Head 1695 Hlm
  • Black Dyke 1753 ib

Etymology

, Black Dick Head 1695 Hlm, Black Dyke 1753 ib , v. blæc , dīc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name