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West Dyke

suburban area · Redcar and Cleveland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'west of the dyke'. A dyke is a ditch or embankment, often for drainage or defence.

Word origins

West
Old Englishwest(from west "west")
Dyke
Old Englishditch, embankment(from dīc "ditch, dyke")