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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bland Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Bland 1256 Ass11d
  • Bland 1672 NWm

Etymology

, 1829 Dir , Bland 1256Ass 11d , possibly , like Bland (YWvi, 264) , from an ON  r.n. Blanda ( from blanda ' to mix ' ) , but more probably directly from the local family of Bland (1672 NWm 208) , as also is Blands Wath (ii, 60infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement