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.

Lamb Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Royston

Historical Forms

  • Lambelane 1349 Brett
  • Lambesyke 1349 ib

Etymology

, 1841 O.S. , Lambelane 1349 Brett, v. lamb, lane;a nearby stream was called Lambesyke 1349 ib ( v. sīc ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site