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Dunscroft

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Donescroft 1404 MinAcct
  • Dunscroft(e) 1592 WillY 1596,1614 FF

Etymology

, Donescroft 1404MinAcct 76, Dunscroft (e )1592 WillY,1596, 1614 FF , ' Dun's enclosure ' , from the OE  pers.n. Dun (n ) or the r.n. Don and croft .

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