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Street Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of North Kelsey

Historical Forms

  • ye Street 1706 Terrier
  • the Street 1762 ib
  • Streetlane 1733 Nelthorpe
  • Street Lane 1761 1828 Bry

Etymology

, y e Street 1706Terrier , the Street 1762ib , Streetlane 1733Nelthorpe , Street Lane 1761ib , 1828 Bry , cf. Street Close 1673Dixon , Street Close 1673Nelthorpe , Street close 1683, 1685ib , 1687Dixon , Street Close Plat c.1776Nelthorpe , Street -Close otherwise Street-land -Close 1796Dixon , Street Platt 1772Nelthorpe , Streets Plat 1793MiscDep 118 ( v. plat 2 ) ; this is the name of a short stretch of road running south from the Roman road from Caistor to NorthKelsey, Margary no . 271 , and it may be part of an ancient trackway , v. strǣt TWELVE MONTH FM , TWELVE MONTH HILL WOOD .