Survey of English Place-Names

Ash Holt (Other OS name, Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire)

, perhaps cf. ash grene in f. ns . ( b ) infra

Boston Lane (Other OS name, Clawson, Hose and Harby, Leicestershire)

, presum . with the surn . Boston , cf. Boston hoale in Knipton f. ns . ( b )

Brian's Close (Other OS name, Laughton, Leicestershire)

( 2 ½ ″ ) , a house built in the 1930s ; with the surn . Brian Bryan , a Breton name introduced into England by the Normans

Bruntingthorpe Holt (Other OS name, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire)

( 2 ½ ″ ) , v. wald ; the development of wald locally was *wald > *wold > olde > oult > olt > holt , v. the Olt field in f.

Butlers Cottage (Other OS name, Loddington, Leicestershire)

, with the surn . Butler , cf. Butlers cunnery in f. ns ( a ) and Butlers close in f. ns . ( b )

Church Thorns (Other OS name, Redmile, Leicestershire)

, v. þorn ; perh . so called because at the edge of the former Churchfield , but v. Halythornfurlong listed in adjoining Barkestone f. ns . ( b )

Cottagers Close (Other OS name, Aylestone, Leicestershire)

, v. cotager and Cottiers Close in f. ns . ( b ) infra

Cresswell Spring Fm (Other OS name, Waltham, Leicestershire)

, v. spring 1 and Cresswell in f. ns . ( b )

Flaxman'S Spinney (Other OS name, Wistow, Leicestershire)

, v. spinney ; possibly with the surn . Flaxman , from the ME  occupational name flaxman ' a dresser or seller offlax ' , but note Flaxlandes in f. ns .

Gibbet Lane (Other OS name, Toft Newton, Lincolnshire)

Gibbet Rath 1828 Bry

, cf. Gibbet Rath 1828 Bry , on the south - east corner of the parish on the boundary with Faldingworth LWR , with Gibbet Hill a little further east in

Guthlaxton Gap (Other OS name, Cosby, Leicestershire)

Guthlaxton Bridge 1835 O

, 1807 Nichols , v. gap , cf. Guthlaxton Bridge 1835 O at this site ; v. Guthlaxton Hundred supra and Gutlakestonfelde in Cosby f. ns . ( b ) infra

Halton Drain (Other OS name, West Halton, Lincolnshire)

the common drayne 1577, 1664 Terrier; common dreane 1638 Terrier; the comon dreane 1668, 1686, 1690 Terrier; the Com(m)on Drayne 1697 Terrier; the Common Drain 1730 Terrier…

, cf. the common drayne 1577, 1664Terrier , common dreane 1638Terrier , the comon dreane 1668, 1686, 1690Terrier ,

Harby Hall (Other OS name, Clawson, Hose and Harby, Leicestershire)

, v. the Hall Close and the Hall Leys in f. ns . ( b )

Hodgson Mill (Other OS name, Brough, Westmorland)

, named from the local family of Hodg (e )son ( 1560 ff , ( B ) freq , 1672 NWm 105 , 1761 CW xix, 148, etc. )

Holloway Spinney (Other OS name, Gumley, Leicestershire)

, v. hol 2 , weg , spinney and Holgate in f. ns . ( b )

Lings Fm (Other OS name, Rothwell, Lincolnshire)

Lynge Styght 1577 Terrier; ling stigh 1606, 1638 Terrier; ling stigh 1611 Terrier; ling Stigh 1625 Terrier; Linge street 1721 Terrier; the Lings 1767 EnclA; The Lings 1831 Brad…

, cf. Lynge Styght 1577Terrier , ling stigh 1606, 1638Terrier , ling stigh 1611Terrier , ling Stigh 1625Terrier ,

Long Screed (Other OS name, Cadney, Lincolnshire)

, presumably screed ' a narrow strip of land ' , NED sb I , 1 b

North Field Barn(lost) (Other OS name, Aylesby, Lincolnshire)

North Feild 1634 Terrier; North feild 1684 Tyr

( lost ) , 1824 O , cf. North Feild 1634Terrier , North feild 1684Tyr , named from one of the great fields of the village , v. norð

Parsonage Barn (Other OS name, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire)

( lost , approx TA 294 027 ) , Pars . B . 1828 Bry

Pincet Lane (Other OS name, North Kilworth, Leicestershire)

, poss . with pyncette ' tweezers, forceps ' ; this lane in the northern extremity of the parish splits into a Y - fork , echoing the shape of tweezers . The