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Survey of English Place-Names

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Street Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Long Burton

Historical Forms

  • (viam voc') Strete Lane 1460 Digby 1556 Shepherd2
  • Stret(e)lane 1462,1464,1484,1487,1491 Digby
  • Stretlande 1531 Digby
  • B(o)urton' Strete 1555 Shepherd2 1563 Digby

Etymology

Street Lane (ST 652116), (viam voc ') Strete Lane 1460Digby , 1556Shepherd 2, Stret (e )lane 1462, 1464, 1484, 1487, 1491Digby , Stretlande 1531Digby ; the continuation, S towards Dorchester, of B (o )urton ' Strete 1555Shepherd 2, 1563Digby (cf. in alta strat '1473ib ), v. strǣt , lane , par. name supra .