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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hawk Yard

Other OS name in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • O.S., Hauekeserd l.12 Nost22d
  • Haukeserd e.13 ib
  • Hawkeyeard 1613 WB69

Etymology

, 1843 O .S ., Hauekeserd l. 12Nost 22d,Haukeserd e. 13 ib 66, Hawkeyeard 1613WB 69 , from the OE  pers.n.Hafoc , geard .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement