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Eastoft
is a parish in the north of the Isle of Axholme. The
parish of Eastoft was created
in 1855 from part of Crowle Parish.
Place-name.
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Eastoft - c.1170
Eschetoft |
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eski - Place growing with ash trees (Old
Scandinavian) |
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toft - Site of a house, curtilage or
homestead. (Old Scandinavian) |
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eski + toft = Eastoft |
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Meaning - Homestead, house or curtilage
where ash trees are growing |
Further reading
- Mills, A. D. A Dictionary of English Place Names
Parish Council
contact details :
Mrs Nichola
Ingleton
Eastoft Parish Council
Thorpe House
22 Field Road
Crowle
North Lincolnshire
DN17 4HP
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