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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mautby Decoy

Other OS name in the Parish of Mautby

Historical Forms

  • the Decoy 1838 TA

Etymology

, the Decoy 1838TA ( a decoy is a lake or pool into which waterfowl are lured and caught ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement