Stonerush Drove
Other OS name in the Parish of Hermitage
Historical Forms
- Stone Rige 16 Shepherd2
- Stonie ridge 1569–74 Map
- Stone Bridge (sic) or Common Farm Lane 1840 TA
Etymology
, no doubt to be identified with Stone Rige 16Shepherd 2, Stonie ridge 1569–74Map citedamong the 'lost' f.ns. of Holnest par. 3342, thus 'stone or stony ridge'from stān, stānig, hrycg; the drove follows the par. bdy betweenHermitage and Hillfield and then between Hermitage and Holnest; it isStone Bridge (sic)or Common Farm Lane in 1840TA .