What is "abdy"

Abdy is a small village in South Yorkshire, England. Abdy is located about west of Swinton

Its name came from Old French abadie = "land belonging to an abbey" (in this case Monk Bretton Priory or Roche Abbey).

Earthworks for a Roman Ridge Dyke runs along the southern and eastern sides of Abdy.

Abdy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anthony Abdy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edward Strutt Abdy (1791–1846), English legal academic
• John Abdy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Maria Abdy (1797–1867), English poet
• Sir Robert Abdy, 3rd Baronet (1688–1748), British politician
  • See also Robert Abdy (disambiguation)
• Rowena Meeks Abdy (1887–1945), American modernist painter
• Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet, of Felix Hall (1612–1686), English lawyer and landowner
• Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet, of Albyns (1810–1877), British Member of Parliament
• Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet (1779–1868), British politician