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Thorn ( e ) Long Thorney

Field in the Parish of Blaston

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA 1867 Surv
  • Thorney close 1537 MinAccts

Etymology

Thorn (e) y Cl 1839, 1867 Long Thorney (Thorney close 1537, v. þornig, clos (e))