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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wearing Fold

Other OS name in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Wearing fouldes 1647 WillY

Etymology

, 1771 M , Wearing fouldes 1647 WillY , the surname Wearing ( or the ME  pers.n. Warin (g ) , OG  Warin , from which it is derived ) , fald .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name