Bedlam, North Yorkshire

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54°02′59″N1°35′33″W / 54.04978°N 1.59262°W / 54.04978; -1.59262

Bedlam is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England situated north of Harrogate. [1] [2]

Its name most likely came from Old English (æt) Botlum = "at the buildings" (with a dative plural case ending), or its Old Norse equivalent, and not the same origin as Bedlam insane asylum. There is also a Bedlam, Shropshire.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319231593.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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