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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stanholme Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of North Thoresby

Etymology

, cf. Stayneholme 1451–53, 1546–47MinAcct , Stanholme 1609DuLaMB , the gate that comes from Stainholme 1664Terrier , the gate that Comes from Stanholme 1671ib , Stannum 1822ib , Stanholm lane 1864Terrier , ' the stony raised land in marsh ' , v. steinn , holmr , a Scand . compound , with gata .