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Shawgreen Pit, Shawgreen Pit Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Farndon

Historical Forms

  • Shawe 1429 Orm2
  • Shaw Green in Higher Clutton 1819 ib
  • Shaw Green Pit 1842 OS
  • Shay Green Pit 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Shawe 1429 Orm2, Shaw Green in Higher Clutton 1819 ib, Shaw Green Pit 1842 OS, Shay Green Pit 1831 Bry , ' pit at wood-green ' , from sc(e)aga and grēne 2 , with pytt .