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Survey of English Place-Names

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Butter Row

Other OS name in the Parish of Rodborough

Historical Forms

  • the Butt(e)row(e) 1638 InqM
  • Buttrow 1639 1690 GR(D.892)

Etymology

, the Butt (e )row (e )1638 InqM,Buttrow 1639 ib, 1690GR (D. 892) , v. butt 2 ' archery butt ' , rāw .