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Blaize Court, Blaize Bailey Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newnham

Historical Forms

  • curiæ Willelmi Bleyth 1282 For
  • Blithes courte 1633 Inq
  • Bleych Court 1635 For
  • Blythe's Court or the Culverhouse 1717 GR265

Etymology

Blaize Court (lost), Blaize Bailey Fm, curiæ Willelmi Bleyth 1282For , Blithes courte 1633 Inq, Bleych Court 1635For , Blythe 's Court or the Culverhouse 1717GR 265. v. court 'manor-house'. The first el. is the local family name Bleith which occurs also in Blaize Bailey (216infra ) and the local f.ns. Blithes field , Blithes greene 1633 Inq.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement