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Star Carr Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Wrawby

Historical Forms

  • Star Car Road 1805 EnclA

Etymology

, Star Car Road 1805EnclA , cf. starre carre 1577Terrier , one care called storcare 1601Terrier , Starre carre 1638Terrier , Starre Carre 1635 (c.1900)LindDep 78 , a Carr (e ) called Starr Carr 1662, 1664Terrier , 1668, 1671Terrier , Starr carr 1679, 1693Terrier , Star Carr 1690Terrier , Starrcar 1697Terrier , Starcarr 1700, 1707Terrier ,1724Terrier , Starrcarr 1703Terrier , Star Carr 1745Terrier , 1768 (1791) LindDep Plans , 1790Monson , Starcar 1767Stubbs , Star Car 1795LLHS , ' themarshy land where sedge grows ' , v. stǫrr 2 , star , kjarr , a Scand .compound. The use of carr as an appellative is noteworthy , though this is fairly common in north L . Part of Star Carr Lane is Carr Lane 1828 Bry .