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Guile Carr Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Gylcar 1546 YChant
  • Guile Carr 1764 Glebe 1842 TA

Etymology

, Gylcar 1546 YChant,Guile Carr 1764Glebe , 1842TA , v. kjarr ' marsh ' ; the first el . is Y dial guile ' a channel on the beach filled by the tide ' .