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Stump Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Wath upon Dearne

Historical Forms

  • Stob crose 1516 Surv
  • Stump Cross (Close) 1841 O.S. 1843 TA
  • Crosgreve 13 Nost30d

Etymology

, Stob crose 1516Surv , Stump Cross (Close )1841 O.S., 1843TA , 'the stump of across', v. stubb, stump, cros; the cross itself may have been referredto in Crosgreve 13Nost 30d ( v. grǣfe ' copse ' ) and the f.n. CrossSlack Close infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name