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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Rectory

Other OS name in the Parish of Hoby with Rotherby

Historical Forms

  • the Rectory House 1821 Terrier
  • the Old Rectory 1925 Kelly
  • the Mansion House 1708,1708(18),1724,1745,18 Terrier

Etymology

is the Rectory House 1821Terrier , the Old Rectory 1925 Kelly, v. rectory; earlier it is the Mansion House 1708,1708 (18), 1724, 1745, 18Terrier , v. mansion-house .