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Highfield Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Keelby

Etymology

( lost ) , 1828 Bry , situated in the extreme southern corner of the parish , cf. campum de Keleby eHy2, Hy2 (e13)NCot , camp ' de Keleby 1230(Ed1) Newh , Kelebye felde 1577Terrier (Great Limber) , Keilbie feild 1601, 1611, 1625, 1634,1637Terrier (Great Limber) , Keilby feild 1664Terrier (Great Limber) , Keelby feild 1674Terrier (Great Limber) , Keilby Feild 1690Terrier (Great Limber) , campis communibus de Keelby 1664, 1668ib (Keelby) , self - explanatory .