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Walker Edge, Walker Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Walkerhouse 1617 SheffMan 1622 Norf
  • Robert le Walkar a.1290 SheffMan

Etymology

, Walkerhouse 1617 SheffMan, 1622Norf , cf. land of Robert le Walkar a. 1290 SheffMan , from walcere ' cloth-dresser ' ( perhaps as a surname ) , ecg , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name