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Lambert Hill Cottage & Lambert Hill Pond

Other OS name in the Parish of Brocklesby

Etymology

, 1774, 1779,1780, 1810Yarb , cf. Lambertmare c.1200HarlCh , lamberdemare e13ib , Lamberdmare e13, eHy3, m13, Hy3ib , Lamberdmar '13 (Ed1) Newh , Lambert mare Hy3HarlCh ; Lambert is the ME pers. n. from OGerm , OFr  Lambert , ultimately OGerm Landbert ; the second el . is (ge)mǣre ' a boundary, land on or forming a boundary ' .