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Survey of English Place-Names

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Veneymore Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Lechlade

Historical Forms

  • Fern(e)hammore, Vernehammore 1448,1469,1461 MinAcct
  • Fearneymore, Fernymore 1626,1627 Inq
  • Venny Moors 1838 TA

Etymology

, Fern (e )hammore , Vernehammore 1448, 1469, 1461MinAcct , Fearneymore ,Fernymore 1626, 1627 Inq, Venny Moors 1838TA , ' marsh near theferny water-meadow ' , v. fearn , hamm , mōr ; on initial V - cf. Phonol.§ 34 (a ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement