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TheWetherby Ingson theRiver WharfeatWetherby,West Yorkshire
Wetherby Ings filled with water as it acts a flood plain.
Wetherby Ings underwater as occurs in most years

Ingsis an old word ofOld Englishorigin referring towater meadowsandmarshes.

The term appears in place names inYorkshire(such as Hall Ings,Bradford,Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve,Clifton IngsinYork,Derwent Ings,Sutton Ings,Acaster South Ings,andWetherby Ings), as well as inCumbria,[1]and inLincolnshire.[2]

"Ings" may be of direct Old English origin or potentially borrowed into Old English fromOld Norse.

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References

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  1. ^"Beckmickle Ing",woodlandtrust.org.uk
  2. ^"Far Ings Nature Reserve",lincstrust.org.uk
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