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Kettleby Carrs

Other OS name in the Parish of Bigby

Historical Forms

  • carr 1674 Elw
  • Carr 1732,1795 ib
  • the Carrs at Kettleby 1767 Stubbs

Etymology

, 1824 O , 1830 Gre , carr 1674Elw , Carr 1732,1795ib , the Carrs at Kettleby 1767Stubbs , v. kjarr , no doubt in the sense of ' boggy land ' .