My Gazeteer

Take a walk through this page, it contains the possible origins of surnames and brief descriptions of family locations.

If you can help me with any I have not found or can add to the ones I have, please e-mail me at

patriciablackburn1948@gmail.com

SURNAMES

I have yet to add the known information to this part of the page.

BLACKBURN

HORNBY

KITCHING

LAWRANCE

MACKWELL

MAPLETHORPE

SPROUTS

STEPHENSON

TAYLOR

WHITELEY

WILSON

LOCATIONS

BATLEY [West Riding, Yorkshire](the field of Batt or Batta), a parish-town, in Agbrigg division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 2.5, miles from Dewsbury, 6.25 from Bradford, 8 from Leeds, 31 from York.

This extract is taken from the Yorkshire Topographical Dictionary, transcribed by Colin Hinson and found in its entirety at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html

BRIGHOUSE [West Riding, Yorkshire], in the township of Hipperholme with Brighouse, and parish of Halifax, Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Wakefield, 4 miles from Halifax and Huddersfield.

This extract is taken from the Yorkshire Topographical Dictionary, transcribed by Colin Hinson and found in its entirety at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html

DEWSBURY [West Riding, Yorkshire], a parish-town, in Agbrigg-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of the manor of Wakefield; 5 miles from Wakefield, 8 from Huddersfield and Leeds, 9 from Bradford, 10 from Halifax, 33 from York, 187 from London.

This extract is taken from the Yorkshire Topographical Dictionary, transcribed by Colin Hinson and found in its entirety at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html

HOVE EDGE

LITTLE TOWN [West Riding, Yorkshire], a hamlet in the township of Liversedge, and parish of Birstall; 8 miles from Halifax, Wakefield, and Leeds.

This extract is taken from the Yorkshire Topographical Dictionary, transcribed by Colin Hinson and found in its entirety at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html

LIVERSEDGE [West Riding, Yorkshire], in the parish of Birstall, Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 7.5 miles from Halifax, 8.5 from Wakefield.

This extract is taken from the Yorkshire Topographical Dictionary, transcribed by Colin Hinson and found in its entirety at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html