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Cowcroft Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Oldbury upon Severn

Historical Forms

  • Colcroft(e) 1497 AOMB 1533 MinAcct
  • Cowcroft 1839 TA

Etymology

, Colcroft (e )1497AOMB , 1533MinAcct ,Cowcroft 1839TA , v. col 1 ' charcoal ' ( or an OE  pers.n. Col (l )a ) , croft .