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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lower Storrs, Upper Storrs

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Coppicstorye (sic) 13 YDix
  • le Stores 1549 Hall
  • (le, the) Storrs 1575,1645 1822 Langd
  • the Storres closes 1590 Wharn
  • le Storthes 1614 ib

Etymology

, Coppicstorye (sic)13 YD ix,le Stores 1549 Hall, (le , the ) Storrs 1575, 1645 ib, 1822 Langd, the Storres closes 1590Wharn 20, 1, le Storthes 1614 ib , v. storð ' plantation ' , for Coppic - v. copeiz ' coppice ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name