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Allerton Ferry

Other OS name in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • the Ferie 1592 Meth
  • Boate 1666 PRMth
  • Boatstake 1726 ib
  • Ollerton Boat, Boatstake 1759 LdsM

Etymology

, the Ferie 1592 Meth, Boate 1666 PRMth, Boatstake 1726 ib. Ollerton Boat , Boatstake 1759 LdsM , v. ferja ' ferry ' ; a ferry was also called ' a boat ' ( as in Bottom Boat 159infra ) ; Boatstake was doubtless ' the stake to which the ferry-boat was moored ' .