Hi all More contributions on the topic but unfortunately nothing re the origin of the name. Denis has quoted information from John Sykes, grandson of his names sake who bought the Farnley Tyas estate from the Earl of Dartmouth in 1968. Click on the link to read the article. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/denis-kilcommons/2012/05/28/denis-more-on-mollicar-woods-history-86081-31057564/   Regards Roger Family History Research: GILL, BERRY, CHARLESWORTH, ROBINSON and many others in the Holme Valley, south of Huddersfield. http://www.roger.d.gill.btinternet.co.uk/index1gen.htm http://rogergill.me.uk