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Survey of English Place-Names

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Short Ferry

Other OS name in the Parish of Fiskerton

Historical Forms

  • Short ferry 1535–43 Leland 1577 Harrison
  • Short Ferry 1613 WillsStow
  • Short Ferry House 1647 FiskPar 1667 Terrier 1724 Terrier 1762

Etymology

, Short ferry (5 miles) 1535–43 Leland, 1577 Harrison,Short Ferry 1613 WillsStow, Short Ferry House 1647 (1667) FiskPar ,1724Terrier , 1762Terrier .