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Laggus Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Calne

Historical Forms

  • Lagges 1576 Add

Etymology

is Lagges 1576Add , Lagas 1763, Laggus 1829Map . The land is low - lying and we possibly have the plural of dial , lag ( So ) , ' longmarshy meadow . '