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
Patricia Blackburn ([email protected])




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
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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
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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
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HOVE EDGE
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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
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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
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