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Survey of English Place-Names

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Drove Barn and Drove Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Lambourn

Historical Forms

  • Sheepdrove Cottage 1830 OS

Etymology

( latter Sheepdrove Fm on 1 ″ , Sheepdrove Cottage 1830 OS ) , cf. Droue c. e.3th (c. 1425) Frid , ' drove way ' , v. drāf .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement