English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Pry Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Longcot

Historical Forms

  • Pry Furlong 1797 EnclA

Etymology

, Pry Furlong 1797EnclA , possibly pre ' meadow ' , with an irregular development due to association with the verb pry . Cf. Pry Fm W 40 .