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Wiggin Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Wiggin Hall Griffs, Lower Wiggins 1796 Fairb

Etymology

, Wiggin Hall Griffs , Lower Wiggins 1796 Fairb , no doubt the surname Wiggin (s ) , hall ; v. gryfja ' a pit ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement