English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Tor Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Ollerton

Historical Forms

  • Torr Lane c.1840 TA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Torr Lane c. 1840TA . The tor is not a rock but a small but prominent , rather steep little hill ( ex inf . H.H.S . ) .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site

Other OS name