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| Author: | hannah [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fiezor???? |
Anybody know where the name of this little place near Settle, originates from? It doesn't sound like a Viking name, can't find the word on the internet. |
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| Author: | rexwatson [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fiezor???? |
From Place Names of the West Riding, part VI. Clapham township. 'Fech's shieling' [a shieling is a hill pasture, or a hut on this] 'Fech' a personal name from Old Irish 'Fiach' (with an accent over the 'i' !) The book covers the three furthest NW Wapentakes (Hundreds, roughly), so let me have any more queries. I haven't the other volumes, though Yorkshire libraries should, of course. Rex |
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| Author: | hannah [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fiezor???? |
Thanks Rex, it is only a tiny place, on a walker and climbers route, but there is a place to eat there which I would give a 5 star rating, off the beaten track but well worth a visit. |
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