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Canon's Marsh

Other OS name in the Parish of Bristol

Historical Forms

  • Marisco Sancti Augustini 1240 RBBr
  • (le) Canonmershe 1492,1512 Comp
  • Marisco Canonicorum 1512 ib

Etymology

, Marisco Sancti Augustini 1240 RBBr 89, (le ) Canonmershe 1492, 1512 Comp, Marisco Canonicorum 1512 ib , v. canoun ( here the canons of St Augustine 's ) , mersc .