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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hindley Closes

Other OS name in the Parish of Tickhill

Historical Forms

  • Hyndagh 1373 MinAcct
  • Hyndaghbroke (sic) 1424 YDx
  • Hindley (Close) 1849 TA

Etymology

, Hyndagh 1373MinAcct , Hyndaghbroke (sic)1424 YD x, Hindley (Close )1849TA , ' hind clearing ' , v. hind , lēah ; the earlier spelling may contain haga ' enclosure ' rather than lēah .