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Survey of English Place-Names

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Storrs Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Storres 1565 FF
  • Storeth 1617 PR
  • Askebaldstorthes 1297 LS

Etymology

Storrs Hall, Storres 1565 FF, Storeth 1617 PR, probably identical with Askebaldstorthes 1297 LS (p). v. storð 'plantation'. The pers.n. is a Scandinavianised form of OE  Æscbald .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement