Name the stream - Page 10

Doug · 13-07-2006, 20:51

I concede with good grace. (Not happy, you bloody fairy) I stand by the fact that I have peed in the thing on many, many occasions and never once called it or knew it by the name of Antley Syke.

Kate, darling, sweet angle of womanhood. Could you find out for me if there are any full scans or copies of the maps in question? I would love to be able to look over them at my leisure. Good work Kate.

Nice to see that some old place names, details, and farmsteads have survived the passage of time.

Doug · 13-07-2006, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Right, I have this little theory.

You said Bagpuss that you think it's Springhil Clough, is the clough not just the wooded or areas with trees there and the Syke is the stream? I noticed a number of different Sykes and Cloughs on these maps today.

Does that make sense? What I'm trying to say is that we are actually both right ...... Springhill Clough is the wooded area that Antley Syke stream runs through.

Clough - a ravine or the sloping side of a ravine.

Bagpuss · 13-07-2006, 20:56

That's very good of you but it's begining to look as though I am wrong. What we knew as Springhill Clough will always be that as it was a name we made up, I doubt you would find that on any map. I really did think that Antley Syke began somewhere near Ossy Mills and from there to Jacobs Lodge had a different name.

Tinkerbelle · 13-07-2006, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Doug

I would love to be able to look over them at my leisure.

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They are really interesting Doug I could have spent all day looking at them but it was Katex's dinner hour which she kindly gave up for us.

Tinkerbelle · 13-07-2006, 20:58

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Originally Posted by Doug

Clough - a ravine or the sloping side of a ravine.

Right, so is a Syke a Lancashire term for a stream do you think?

Doug · 13-07-2006, 21:44

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Right, so is a Syke a Lancashire term for a stream do you think?

Syke – A made up name for a stream that runs through Ossy…..

Tinkerbelle · 13-07-2006, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Doug

Syke – A made up name for a stream that runs through Ossy…..

Oh you really are asking for it!!

There was more than one syke on these maps. Another that I remember was called Wight Syke (I think). You'll eat your words when you see the maps for yourself

katex · 13-07-2006, 21:55

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Kate, darling, sweet angle of womanhood. Could you find out for me if there are any full scans or copies of the maps in question? I would love to be able to look over them at my leisure. Good work Kate.

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You such a Lothario you, say owt to get what you want

As mentioned I have mailed the Chairman of Civic Society, but he hasn't got back to me yet. Hoping he did something before they put the plastic over.

accymel · 13-07-2006, 21:56

Think it was Walkden Syke [??] anyways look on the last photo in Tinks attachments further up you can see another syke thats the one we're on about too.