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Long Reach

Other OS name in the Parish of Maisemore

Historical Forms

  • Langereche 12 Glouc p.1412 GloucHist
  • Long(e)reche 12 Glouc 1535 VE

Etymology

, Langereche 12 Glouc, p. 1412 GloucHist,Long (e )reche 12 Glouc, 1535 VE , v. lang , rǣc ' reach ' , denoting here a long , straight stretch of the R . Severn .