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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lenacre

Other OS name in the Parish of Dent

Historical Forms

  • Longacre, Langacre 1547,1574 FF
  • Lenecar 1637 PR
  • Lonechar 1678 ib

Etymology

, Longacre , Langacre 1547,1574 FF, Lenecar 1637 PR, Lonechar 1678 ib , ' long acre ' , v. lang , æcer .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement