Adwick upon Dearne Adwick le Street
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Adwick upon Dearne Adwick le Street
Doncaster Adeuuic (1086) (DB). ‘Dwelling or (dairy) farm of a man called Adda’. OE pers. name + wīc. Distinguishing affixes from the situation of one Adwick on a Roman road (OE strt) and of the other on the River Dearne (see Bolton upon Dearne).
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