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Stanborough Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Notgrove

Historical Forms

  • Stamberrow Down & Stamberrow lane 1771 EnclA
  • stræt 716–32 BCS165

Etymology

, Stamberrow Down & Stamberrow lane 1771EnclA , 'stone barrow', v. stān, beorg, denoting the remains of a longbarrow 1 mile north-west of Notgrove; the lane was called stræt in716–32 BCS 165 .