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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sedber Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Linton

Historical Forms

  • Sedbar 1589 Raist
  • Sedburr(bancke) 1611 Skp
  • Sedbur, Sedber 1846 TA

Etymology

, Sedbar 1589Raist , Sedburr (bancke )1611Skp 31,Sedbur , Sedber 1846TA , probably ON  set-berg ' a flat-topped hill ' , cf. Sedbergh 263infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site