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Abbeystead
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abbeystead
English
Etymology
From the en fro abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the en ang stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".
Proper noun
en village cpar/Over Wyresdale dist/City of Lancaster co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD5654.
Translations
village in Over Wyresdale, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Urdu: ur ابے اسٹیڈ
References
Mills David The Place Names of Lancashire 1976 Batsford Books London 0-7134-3248-9 53 Directory of Place Names