Quarmby is a district of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. It is situated 2 miles west of Huddersfield town centre between Oakes

Oakes, Huddersfield

Oakes is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of the town centre off the A640 New Hey Road towards the M62 motorway.It is situated between Marsh, Lindley and Salendine Nook....

, Paddock

Paddock, Huddersfield

Paddock is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1 mile to the southwest of the town centre.It has a population of 3,117 according to the 2001 Census....

 and Longwood.

The holders of the land in the name of Eddward 1042-66 were Gamel and Godwin, whereas the cultivator at the time of the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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was Ilbert de Lacy. The Lacy family in Normandy derived their name from the commune of Lassy, the Lacius or Latius estates in the county of Calvados. The village of Lassy today is near the town of Vire

Vire

Vire is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.- History :In 1123, Henri I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy, had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river...

 in France

France

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. The name, originally Cornbei, is said to have been given by de Lacy.