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Glasp Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Ruardean

Historical Forms

  • Cnappestyseuese, Knappestyesforde 1282 For

Etymology

, 1847TA ; it is possible that Glasp , which is otherwise inexplicable , is an adaptation of Cnappesty - ( Cnappestyseuese , Knappestyesforde 1282For ) which in the bounds of Ruardean Bailiwick is approximately in the right place ( Glasp Fm is at grid point 142 – 609173 ) ; the latter name means ' hillock path ' , v. cnæpp , stīg , efes ' edge of a wood ' , ford .