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Reaps Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • wood called Reapes 1694 Norf
  • Rapes Wood 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, wood called Reapes 1694Norf , Rapes Wood 1841 O.S. , the first el . is uncertain , but could be a dial . form of ON  hrapi ' small shrubs ' , cf. Reap Hill ii, 289infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement