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Mudhouse Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton

Historical Forms

  • Mare Hey Lane 1817 EnclA
  • Mare Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

( modern name ) , Mare Hey Lane 1817EnclA , Mare Lane 1831 Bry , cf. Mare Hay 1843TA , perhaps ' mare's enclosure ' , from mere 2 and (ge)hæg , but this lane leads to the Puddington boundary at Mudhouse Woodinfra , and the first el . could be (ge)mǣre ' a boundary ' , cf. foll.