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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dance Lane, Dance Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Tankersley

Historical Forms

  • le Dancelane 1614 Edmunds
  • Dauncelane End 1652 WillS
  • Dance Lane Green 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, le Dancelane 1614 Edmunds, Dauncelane End 1652 WillS, Dance Lane Green 1841 O.S. , possibly the surname Dance , lane , grēne 2 .