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Survey of English Place-Names

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Maw Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Barthomley

Etymology

, cf. le Mowe Brooke 1588AddRoll , perhaps from mūga ' a stack, a heap, a mound ' , but the first el . may be māwe ' a meadow ' , v. brōc , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name