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Survey of English Place-Names

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Calf's Horn Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornford

Historical Forms

  • Calves Horn (or Hr Horn), Slope Horn or Soap Ho 1849 TA

Etymology

, alongside fields called Calves Horn (or Hr Horn ), Slope Horn or Soap Ho 1849TA ; named from the sharp bend in the lane , or from the bend in the stream alongside the fields , v. horn .