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Over Causeway

Other OS name in the Parish of Gloucester

Historical Forms

  • the Cawse Way 1589 Dep
  • Over-bridge 1779 Rudder

Etymology

, ' a causeway to Maisemore ' 1518 GlR423 , the Cawse Way 1589Dep , Over-bridge 1779 Rudder 342 , a raised road across the marshland meadows leading to Over and Maisemore ( iii , 159 , 162 infra ) .