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Survey of English Place-Names

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Waltham Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Scartho

Historical Forms

  • Waltham gate 1457 TCC
  • Waltham Gate 1601,1624,1697,1706,1762 Terrier
  • Whattam gate (sic) 1674 Terrier
  • Waltham high way 1724 Terrier

Etymology

( local ) , Waltham gate 1457TCC , Waltham Gate 1601,1624, 1697, 1706, 1762Terrier , Whattam gate (sic)1674Terrier , Waltham high way 1724Terrier ; the road to Waltham , v. gata .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement