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Skews

Other OS name in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • Banton Skewes 1564 CWxxi,208
  • -skughs 1612 FF
  • Skewes 1607,1616 ib
  • Bampton Skews 1699 PR
  • Skewes 1626 FF

Etymology

, 1683 PR , Banton Skewes 1564 CW xxi, 208, -skughs 1612FF ,Baynton (als. Bampton ) Skewes 1607, 1616 ib, Bampton Skews 1699PR, Skewes 1626FF , v. skógr ' wood ' , distinct from Sceugh (supra ) .

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