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Radmore Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Norbury

Historical Forms

  • Redamora 1157 P
  • Rademora 1156,1158 ib
  • Radmore 1227 Ch
  • Radmo(o)re Lane 1481 Ct 1668 Survey 1775 Yates 1833 O

Etymology

, Redamora 1157 P, Rademora 1156,1158 ib, Radmore 1227 Ch, Radmo (o )re Lane 1481Ct , 1668Survey ,1775 Yates, 1833 O , ' the red peat-stained marshland ' , v. rēad , mōr 1 .