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Survey of English Place-Names

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Guineagore Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Nether Compton

Historical Forms

  • Gt Guinea Gore, Parsonage Guinea Gore 1838 TA

Etymology

, named from Gt Guinea Gore , Parsonage Guinea Gore 1838TA , v. gāra ( though not near prec . ) ; Guinea may be a transferred name or allude to a rent or value , cf. Guinea Fd Ch 5400,403 .