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Survey of English Place-Names

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Black Firs

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Blac(k)frith(e) 1448 MinAcct 1599 Comm 1609 AOMB
  • Blakefrith 1461 MinAcct

Etymology

, Blac (k )frith (e )1448MinAcct ,1599Comm , 1609AOMB , Blakefrith 1461MinAcct , ' black wood ' , v. blæc , fyrhðe .