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Survey of English Place-Names

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Seavy Carr Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Wharfe

Historical Forms

  • Seueker 1443 YDi

Etymology

, Seueker 1443 YD i , dial . seavy , ' rushy ' , v. sef ' sedge, rush ' , kjarr ' marsh ' .