English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Carr Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • the car(re) 1557,1558 TestLds
  • Carre house 1587 WillY
  • Care laine 1692 PRRth
  • Car Lane 1817 M

Etymology

, the car (re )1557,1558 TestLds, Carre house 1587 WillY, Care laine 1692 PRRth, Car Lane 1817 M , v. kjarr ' marsh ' , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name