Feetham
| Feetham | |
|---|---|
 Looking south into Swaledale with Feetham below | |
.svg)  Feetham Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD986983 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Feetham is a hamlet opposite Low Row in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.[1][2]
The origin of the place-name is from Old Norse and means place at the riverside meadows; it appears as Fytun in 1242.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319231586.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780199609086.
External links
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