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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shoulder of Mutton

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashby Parva

Historical Forms

  • Shoulder of Mutton 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly

Etymology

( P.H . ) ( lost ) , Shoulder of Mutton 1846, 1863, 1877 White, 1925 Kelly . Benjamin Steven , mine host in 1846 White , was also a butcher and this may have been instrumental in the naming of the tavern .