Cancer Drove
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holnest
Historical Forms
- Cancer Drove 1845 TA
- Canschaue 1394 Shepherd1
- Canchers lane, Canshere Lawne 16 Shepherd2
- Cansewlane 1516 Digby
- claus' voc' Canshere, claus' voc' Cansher(e)s 1552 Shepherd2
- Cancer Drove, Cancer Grd 1800 EnclA
- Kaneschase Hy3 CampbCh
- Caushath' 1332 SR
Etymology
Cancer Drove (ST 645108), Cancer Drove 1845TA , Canschaue 1394Shepherd 1, Canshawlane , Cannshavelane 1464, Canshauelane 1474Digby , Canchers lane , Canshere Lawne 16Shepherd 2, Cansewlane 1516Digby , claus ' voc ' Canshere , claus ' voc ' Cansher (e )s 1552Shepherd 2, Cancer Drove , Cancer Grd 1800EnclA , cf. Lr Cancer , Middle Cancer 1844TA (Long Burton), v. sc(e)aga 'small wood, copse', lane ; the first el. may be canne 'hollow, deep valley', or an OE pers.n. Cana for which v. Canford 22. The forms Kaneschase Hy 3CampbCh and Caushath ' (possibly for Canshath ') 1332 SR (p) are perhaps also to be associated with this place; if the spellings are reliable, the second el. in these forms shows alternation or confusion with chace 'chase' and hǣð 'heath'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Back Drove Copse
- Belt Plant.
- Berkeley's Plant.
- Binnie's Coppice
- Boddel's Bridge, Boddel's Plant.
- Bunter's Copse
- Burn's Shrubbery
- Burton Hill Plant., Burton Hill Wd
- Chaffey's Copse
- Church Bridge
- Davis's Plant.
- Dubbin's Fm
- Dunn's Bridge, Dunn's Copse, Dunn's Fm
- Dyer's Fm
- Elm Fm
- Elsworth Piece
- Gallpits Gorse
- Gordon's Gorse
- Gravel Pit Plant., Gravel Pits Wd
- Great Common
- Higher Common (Plant.)
- Holmbush Plant.
- Hr Holnest
- Holnest Lodge
- Holnest Park
- Home Covert
- The Kennels
- Long Plant.
- Mackey's Copse
- New Plant.
- Openfold Copse
- Osmond Fm
- Pound Drove Copse
- Rye Water Fm
- St Mary's Church
- Seven Ash Cmn, Seven Ash Fm
- Six Acre Copse
- Hr Sweethills
- White House Cmn, White House Fm, White House Lane, White House Plant.