English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

the stone ( Close )

Field in the Parish of Ashby cum Fenby

Historical Forms

  • the stone ( Close ) 1577 Terrier
  • the stone furlonge 1577 Terrier

Etymology

the stone(Close), the stone furlonge 1577(v. stān, furlang)