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Survey of English Place-Names

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  1. Charlton Hundred (Hundred in Berkshire)

    'Hill of the peasants', v. ceorl , dūn . This was presumably the name of the meeting-place, which has not been

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

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

  3. 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

  4. 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 ,

  5. 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. )

  6. Home Fm (Other OS name, Grove, Berkshire)

    , in Charlton village

  7. 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 ,

  8. Long Screed (Other OS name, Cadney, Lincolnshire)

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

  9. New England Hill (Other OS name, Winkfield, Berkshire)

    , 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )

  10. New England Wd (Other OS name, Shottesbrooke, Berkshire)

    , on the parish boundary , v. 284

  11. 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

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

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

  13. Rakestraw (Other OS name, Brough, Westmorland)

    , 1843TA , named from the family of John Rakestraw , Rakestray , Isabell Raikstraw , etc . ( 1661 , 1671 , ( B ) 85 , 192 , 324 etc . ) ,

  14. Skippingdale Plantation (Other OS name, Crosby, Lincolnshire)

    High Skippingdale, Low Skippingdale, New Skippingdale 1838 TA

    , cf. High Skippingdale , Low Skippingdale , New Skippingdale 1838TA ( West Halton ) , perhaps from scypen ' a shippen ' , in a