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Survey of English Place-Names

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Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Laughton en le Morthen

Historical Forms

  • Kerr 1319 Roche
  • Carr(e) 1388 YDxii,98 1538 MinAcct

Etymology

, Kerr 1319 Roche, Carr (e )1388 YD xii, 98,1538MinAcct 34 , v. kjarr ' marsh ' .