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.

Block's Drove

Other OS name in the Parish of Newton

Historical Forms

  • Blokislane 1395 EAiv
  • Blocks Lane 1570 Imb
  • Drove 1736 Wisb

Etymology

is Blokislane 1395 EA iv, Blocks Lane 1570 Imb, Drove 1736Wisb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement