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''Ings'' is an old word of
''Ings'' is an old word of Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
origin referring to water meadows and marshes.
The term appears in place names in Yorkshire (such as Hall Ings, Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
, Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve, Clifton Ings in York, Derwent Ings
Derwent Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) divided between North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Derwent Ings is of international significance and has been designated a Wetland of International Importan ...
, Sutton Ings, Acaster South Ings
Acaster South Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, near York, England. It consists of two alluvial flood-meadows, and was designated in 1988 because it supports diverse fauna and flora, some of which is rare in the Vale of Yor ...
, and Wetherby Ings
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Wetherby Ings are water meadows, by the River Wharfe now used as parkland in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The ings
''Ings'' is an old word of Old English origin referring to water meadows and marshes.
The term appears in ...
), as well as in Cumbria, and in Lincolnshire.
"Ings" may be of direct Old English origin or potentially borrowed into Old English from Old Norse.
See also
* Carr (landform)References
External links
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