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IRENE BAINBRIDGE

30-05-2016 15:31

IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Was DAVIES)

I used to live on DUNNYSHOP AVENUE,does anyone know where the name came from?:thankya:

Bob Dobson

30-05-2016 18:46

Re: IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Was DAVIES)

I will ask the chair of the Lancashire Place-Name Society......Retlaw will be able to tell us when the name first appeared. I do know that there was a farm of that name in that area.

gpick24

30-05-2016 19:02

Re: IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Was DAVIES)

Didn`t some Australian sell toilets on there..http://www.jonrb.com/emoticons/getmecoat.gif

IRENE BAINBRIDGE

01-06-2016 20:09

Re: IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Was DAVIES)

Why didn't I think of that

gpick24

01-06-2016 20:41

Re: IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Was DAVIES)

Quote:

Originally Posted by IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Post 1169856)

Why didn't I think of that

Dunno :idunno:

Bob Dobson

02-06-2016 07:40

Re: IRENE BAINBRIDGE (Was DAVIES)

The authority on place-names, Ekwall, says it relates to a valley ( hop/hope) and a person called Dunn

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