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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gore Cross, Gore Ho & Gore Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradpole

Historical Forms

  • claus' voc' Gore 1582 Weld1
  • Gore 1844 TA

Etymology

, named from claus 'voc ' Gore 1582Weld 1, Gore 1844TA , v. gāra ' triangular plot ofground ' ; the ' gore ' of land is formed by Gore Lane and Higher St. infra , and Gore Cross is a crossroads , v. cross .