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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gelstone

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Geldstone 1841 TA

Etymology

, 1859OS , Geldstone 1841TA , possibly a compound of dial . geld ' barren ' in the NCy sense of ' barren soil, hardrock, devoid of minerals ' ( EDD s.v . ) and stān ; there is a small quarry on the hill .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement