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Billim Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Messingham

Historical Forms

  • byllam lane 1577–80 Terrier
  • Billam lane 1634 Terrier
  • Billine Lane end 1706 Terrier
  • Billam Lane end 1718,1745 Terrier
  • Billim-lane 1775 Terrier

Etymology

( local ) , 1686, 1697Terrier , byllam lane 1577–80Terrier , Billam lane 1634Terrier ,Billine Lane end 1706Terrier , Billam Lane end 1718, 1745Terrier , Billim-lane 1775Terrier , presumably from the surn . Billam .