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Survey of English Place-Names

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Redcar Tarn

Other OS name in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Redcarr 1662 PRKy

Etymology

, Redcarr 1662 PRKy , v. hrēod ' reed ' , kjarr ' marsh ' , tjǫrn ' pond ' ; cf. Redcar 25infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement