Dam Lane
Other OS name in the Parish of Thornton Curtis
Etymology
, cf. atte Dame 1327SR (p) , atte Damme 1332ib (p) , damholms slack c.1612Terrier , damholme 1626 ib , Dammon (sic)1638ib , Dam Close c.1817Yarb , self - explanatory , v. ME damme(dammr) ' a dam, a pool ' with holmr and slakki ' a small shallow valley , an OWScand word , rare in L .