English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Uskers

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Huscars 1806 Fairb
  • Huskers 1817 M

Etymology

, Huscars 1806Fairb, Huskers 1817 M , v. hūs ' house ' , kjarr ' marsh ' , cf. Vskers f.n. 301 supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name