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Greenlooms

Other OS name in the Parish of Tarvin

Historical Forms

  • Green Loomes 1709 Sheaf
  • Green Looms Common 1831 Bry
  • Green Loons 1838 TA

Etymology

, 1842 OS , Green Loomes 1709Sheaf, Green Looms Common 1831 Bry, Green Loons 1838TA , cf. Green Loon Gorse 104supra , ' green selions ' , v. grēne 1 , loom , land .