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Howe Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Goxhill

Historical Forms

  • How Lane 1693 Foster 1775 EnclA
  • the Howle laine (sic) 1648 LindDep
  • How-laine 1688 MiscDon

Etymology

, How Lane 1693Foster , 1775EnclA , the Howle laine (sic)1648LindDep 67 , How-laine 1688MiscDon 14 , and cf. le houe lHy3(l14) Gox , del Howe l13 (l14) ib , atte Howe 1332SR , 1389 Pat all(p) , ' the hill ' , v. haugr , topographically appropriate , close to the village .