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Blowing Stone

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingston Lisle

Historical Forms

  • Blowingstones 1761 Rocque

Etymology

, 1844ib , Blowingstones 1761 Rocque , a sandstone block , perforated by several holes , which emits a loud noise if one of them is blown into .