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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oldland Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Uffington

Historical Forms

  • Oldelands 1545 AD
  • Old Lands 1778 EnclA

Etymology

, Oldelands 1545 AD, Old Lands 1778EnclA , on the parish boundary , ' arable land left unused ' , v. (e)ald .