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St Peter's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Claybrooke Parva

Historical Forms

  • Church (St Peter) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly
  • ecclesie de Claibroke 1220 MHW
  • ecclesie de Claybrok(e) 1371,1454 Pat
  • ecclesie parochialis de Cleybrooke 1555 ib
  • the Church 1708 Terrier
  • the Churchyard 1708 ib

Etymology

, Church (St Peter )1846, 1863, 1877 White, 1925 Kelly; it is earlierrecorded as ecclesie de Claibroke 1220 MHW, ecclesie de Claybrok (e )1371,1454Pat , ecclesie parochialis de Cleybrooke 1555ib (with MLat parochialis 'parochial'), the Church 1708Terrier . Note also the Churchyard 1708ib , v. churchyerd .