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.

Forncet

Other OS name in the Parish of Wem

Historical Forms

  • The Lane 1833 OS

Etymology

: a house here is The Lane 1833 OS , probably the place of that n. mentioned 1805 PR(L) 10 . TAMap has Lane Field adjoining .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name