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Iveridge Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Iverrysshe 1542 AOMB
  • Iverush Hall 1709 PRRth
  • Iverish Hall 1769 ib

Etymology

, 1770 PRRth , 1817 M , a house called Iverrysshe 1542AOMB , Iverush Hall 1709PRRth, Iverish Hall 1769 ib , v. īfig ' ivy ' ( which has an e.ModE  variant ive ) , risc ' rush ' ; in this compound with ivy , the second el . may rather be the northern dial . rush ' a thick growth of plants or shrubs, abrake ' ( v. NED s.v. rush sb. ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name