Clipstone Shroggs
Early-attested site in the Parish of Clipstone
Historical Forms
- The Shrogges c.1450 ForBk
- Clipston Shrogges 1486 Pat 1519 LP
- The Scrogs 1602 ForBk
- Clipston Shroggs 1793 WoodsRept
Etymology
Clipstone Shroggs (lost) is The Shrogges c. 1450ForBk , Clipston Shrogges 1486 Pat, 1519 LP, The Scrogs 1602ForBk , Clipston Shroggs 1793 WoodsRept. Shroggs is a common word in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire denoting 'bushes, underwood.' There is another form scrogs which is used in northern England and in Scotland. The site was the west end of Clipstone Forest (DukRec 217).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Anne Bower Hill
- Broomhill Grange
- Cavendish Lodge
- Chestnut Screed
- Clipstone Forest and Clipstone Park
- Forge Bridge
- Gorseybrecks
- Intake Wood
- Lawn Hills
- Parliament Oak
- Waterfield Fm