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Survey of English Place-Names

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Old Gore

Other OS name in the Parish of North Cerney

Historical Forms

  • Old Goore 1490 ECP
  • Oldgor(e) 1507 Rent 1553 Pat 1571,1624 FF

Etymology

, Old Goore 1490 ECP, Oldgor (e )1507Rent , 1553 Pat,1571, 1624FF , v. ald , gāra ' gore of land ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement