Quarmby

"Quarmby" is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles west of Huddersfield town centre between Oakes, Paddock 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" 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 in France, south of Bayeau. Various spelling of the name include: de Lacy, de Lassy, de Lassey, de Lassie, Lacie, Lasei, Leacy, Lasey, Lacey, and Lacy. The name Cornbei (Whermby, Wharmby)...Quarmby is said to have been given by de Lacy. The de Lacy family held lands in France bordering those of the de Warenne family who came to hold land in Elland, Halifax and Holmfirth, with the de Warenne castle being sited at Sandal, Wakefield. The Quarmby-Elland feuds have been lost to the mists of time. However there must have been bad blood between Hugh de Quarmby and John de Eland (sic) for the later gathered together his strongest men and marched to Quarmby. Hugh had retired to bed but John de Eland murdered Hugh in his bed.