{{short description|Hamlet in South Yorkshire, England}} {{For|the surname|Abdy (surname)}} {{See also|Abdi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.484022|-1.353521|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Abdy | population = | metropolitan_borough = Rotherham | metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = ROTHERHAM | postcode_district = S62 | postcode_area = S | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SK4398 | static_image = A view of Abdy Farm (geograph 3249891).jpg | static_image_caption = Abdy Farm }}
'''Abdy''' is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England.<ref name=OS111>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 111 ''Sheffield & Doncaster (Rotherham, Barnsley & Thorne)''|ISBN= 9780319229354 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}}</ref> Abdy is located about {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of Swinton.
The earliest reference to Abdy is in the 13th century in the cartulary of Monk Bretton Priory. It is possible that it was founded as a medieval grange and that its name is derived from the French for abbey (in this case Monk Bretton Priory or Roche Abbey).<ref name=SYHEC>{{cite web|url=http://sytimescapes.org.uk/files/uploads/pdfs/reports/04-Final-Report-Rotherham-Character-Zone-Descriptions.pdf |title=Rotherham Character Zone Descriptions |publisher=South Yorkshire Historic Environment Characterisation |pages=446–7 |accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
thumb|left|Section of Roman earthworks near Abdy Earthworks for a Roman Ridge Dyke runs along the southern and eastern sides of Abdy.<ref name=OS111/><ref>{{NHLE|num=1004810 |desc=Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm |access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> To the north of the village is Wath Golf Course.<ref name=SYHEC/>
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