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Survey of English Place-Names

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Priestsway

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton

Historical Forms

  • Oceans Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

( modern name , 1906 ) , Oceans Lane 1831 Bry ( 109–321745 to 324743 ) , cf. Great Ortion (s ), Little Ortion (s ), Ortion (s ),Ortion Priestway , Meadow Ortion , Priestway , Priestway Bottoms 1843TA , ' priest's way ' from prēost and weg , with botm ' bottom-land ' , and an inexplicable f.n. Ortion ( s ) , Oceans .