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Yeadon Dam

Other OS name in the Parish of Guiseley

Historical Forms

  • the dam in Yeadon Gill 1705 YDr
  • Gill Beck 1716 Stansf

Etymology

, 1839TA , cf. the dam stead 1628Stansf 694 , v. dammr , YeadonTarn infra . Yeadon Gill , 1716Stansf 638 , the dam in Yeadon Gill 1705 YDr, Gill Beck 1716Stansf 638 , v. gil ' ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site