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Barton Street

Other OS name in the Parish of Irby upon Humber

Etymology

, cf. the streete close 1625Terrier , y e street (-)close 1634Terrier ,1638Terrier , (the ) Street Close 1718, 1724, 1781, 1822, 1838Terrier ,1800, 1833Yarb and Street Close alias Deadmans grave 1679Terrier , the street close alias Deadmans grave 1686Terrier ; this is the name of a presumed pre - Roman trackway along the eastern edge of the Wolds leading to Barton upon Humber .