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Stonebury Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Lydney

Historical Forms

  • Stanborough 1559 GR421
  • Staunborowe c.1603 TRMB

Etymology

, Stanborough 1559GR 421, Staunborowe c. 1603TRMB , ' stone fortification ' , v. stān , burh ; no remains have been noted here .