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Survey of English Place-Names

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Blindside Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • the Blind Side of Bradfield Dale 1770–9 Fairb

Etymology

, the Blind Side of Bradfield Dale 1770–9 Fairb , v. blind ' hidden ' , sīde ; this east side of the valley is hidden from view because of its southward curve .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement