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Wibsey history
Toponymy
Wibsey means “Wibba’s island”, from the Old English personal name Wibba (possessive -s) + ēg (island, marsh) Local road-names, such as Harbour Road, support this meaning. An alternative derivation is that wib is a corruption of Old English with, meaning witheys or willows.
Early history
Wibsey was an independent manor under the Normans when it was granted to the de Lacy family. The whole area had been laid waste during the Harrying of the North and it was up to fifty years before it recovered. The medieval system of strip farming was a feature of the landscape until well into the 19th century, much longer than elsewhere in England.
20th century
Enclosure Act of 1881 laid the way for the development of modern Wibsey. Further development occurred in the 1920s and 1930s. Odsal council estate dates from this period, as does St. Paul’s Avenue.
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