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the Sprothorns

Other OS name in the Parish of Stallingborough

Historical Forms

  • Sprothern Wood 1828 Bry
  • Sprouthorn 1333 Ipm

Etymology

, 1824 O , 1830 Gre , Sprothern Wood 1828 Bry, Sprouthorn 1333Ipm ; the first el . is uncertain , the second being þorn ' a thorn-tree ' , probably a reference to a prominent thorn - tree as a boundary marker , since it is on the boundary with Keelby .