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Survey of English Place-Names

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Longfoss Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Beelsby

Etymology

( local ) , cf. Long Foss 1848TA , cf. Lower Fosse 1699 , Beelsby , ' the long ditch ' , v. lang 1 , foss 1 . Though Smith , EPN s.v. , says foss 1 is frequently found in early sources in YE and L , this is the first instance noted in north L .