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Survey of English Place-Names

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Black Rock

Other OS name in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • Blakeston(forde) 1516 MinAcct
  • Blak(e)stone 1575 TRMB

Etymology

, 1830 M , probably identical with Blakeston (forde )1516MinAcct (a fishery in the Severn), Blak(e)stone 1575TRMB , v. blæc , stān .