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Survey of English Place-Names

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Common Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Doncaster

Historical Forms

  • le Comon lane 1581 DoncCrt
  • Doncaster Common 1605 ib

Etymology

, 1841 O.S. , le Comon lane 1581DoncCrt 113, named from Doncaster Common 1605 ib 188 , ME  commun ' common land ' .