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Ercall, Child's
Ercall, Child's & Ercall, High Shrops. Arcalun [sic], Archelov 1086 (DB), Childes Ercalewe, Magna Ercalewe 1327. Possibly an old hill-name *Earcaluw from OE ēar ‘gravel, mud’ and calu(w) ‘bare hill’, first applied to a settlement and then to a district (the two Ercalls are some 6 miles apart). Affixes are OE cild ‘son of a noble family’ and Latin magna ‘great’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Ercall, Child's." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Ercall, Child's." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-ErcallChildsErcallHigh.html A. D. MILLS. "Ercall, Child's." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-ErcallChildsErcallHigh.html |
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Child's Ercall
Child's Ercall Shrops., see Ercall.
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A. D. MILLS. "Child's Ercall." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Child's Ercall." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-ChildsErcall.html A. D. MILLS. "Child's Ercall." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-ChildsErcall.html |
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