-
Owlscastle (Early-attested site, Horsham, Sussex)
Owlscastle may have been one of the hiding places of the owlers who engaged in Surrey and Kent in the trade of smuggling wool or sheep out of England (v. SAC 24, 141 and
… -
Paddle Cottage (Early-attested site, Edgcote, Northamptonshire)
“If we can Pad-well overgoe and Horestone we can see;
Then Lords of England we shall be.”
The Horestone he tells us was a famous old stone on the borders of
-
Ash Holt (Other OS name, Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire)
, perhaps cf. ash grene in f. ns . ( b ) infra
-
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
-
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 ,
-
Highgate Wood (Other OS name, Brampton Ash, Northamptonshire)
( B ) . Cf. Hyegatestybbyng 1430 Finch - Hatton . For stybbing v. infra 270
-
Horseshoe Fm (Other OS name, Borough Fen, Northamptonshire)
Horse Shoe Drove 1823 B
. Cf. Horse Shoe Drove 1823 B . ' Drove ' is a term used in the fens for a road along which cattle are driven , and for a water - way ( PN BedsHu 294 )
-
Kirtley Barn (Other OS name, Cranford St Andrew and St John, Northamptonshire)
( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Curtley Field in Slipton ( 1771EnclA ) , and Carkley Lane 1823 Sale Hill Wood ( 6 ″ ) is so named in 1823 B . For sale v. BritainSale
-
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
-
New England (Other OS name, Peterborough, Northamptonshire)
is a modern district which grew up round the railway works here post 1850 ( W . T . M . )
-
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
-
Old Head Wood (Other OS name, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire)
is so named in 1823 B , and nearby are also marked Wold Coppice and Warkton Wold . The meaning may have been ' wood at the head or end of the “ wold , ”
-
Oldfield Thicket (Other OS name, Harlestone, Northamptonshire)
Oldefeld c. 1312 H de B
( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Oldefeld c. 1312 H de B
-
Parsonage Barn (Other OS name, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire)
( lost , approx TA 294 027 ) , Pars . B . 1828 Bry
-
Powder Blue Fm (Other OS name, Eye, Northamptonshire)
is so named in 1823 B . The NED defines ' powder-blue ' as ' powdered smalt,especially for use in the laundry . ' The reason for the application of the name is unknown
-
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
-
Syke Way (Other OS name, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire)
Sike Gutter 1740 Terrier
( B ) . Cf. Sike Gutter 1740Terrier , v. sic
