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Lambrough Banks

Other OS name in the Parish of Bibury

Historical Forms

  • Longburiestle, Longeburwesweye 13 Oseney
  • Langeberg 1285 FA
  • Longborough banks 1840 TA

Etymology

, a long barrow , Longburiestle , Longeburwesweye 13 Oseney, Langeberg 1285 FA, Longborough banks 1840TA , ' long barrow ' , v. lang , beorg ( confused in the earliest forms with burh ' fort ' ) , stigel ' stile ' .