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Croxton Grange

Other OS name in the Parish of Croxton

Historical Forms

  • Parsonage Fm 1824 O 1830 Gre

Etymology

, 1877MiscDon 82 ; it is earlier Parsonage Fm 1824 O, 1830 Gre ( cf . The Parsonage House in f.ns. (a) infra ) and Tithe F m1828 Bry . This appears to be a late example of grange ; for which v. EDD s.v. 2 ' a homestead , small mansion or farm - house , esp . one standing by itself remote from others ' , a sense quoted from L .

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