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Hoarecroft Shaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Pangbourne

Historical Forms

  • Horecroft 1548 LRMB
  • Hoare Croft 1839 TA

Etymology

, Horecroft 1548LRMB , Hoare Croft 1839TA , v. hār 2 ' grey ' , the wood is not near a boundary .