Hello Martyn What about stey? I 've seen a reference to Elsingstey as well. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "mjcl" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Stey or Stye and Carr > Jennifer, > > One of the meanings of "sty" (with an alternative spelling of "stye") in > the OED is "a path or narrow way" > > All the best, > > Martyn > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, 26 January, 2007 7:33:11 PM > Subject: [OEL] Stey or Stye and Carr > > Hello, > > I'm usually just a lurker on this list - gleaning lots of valuable > information from the various exchanges. > > I've recently been working with Manor court records from the East Dereham, > Norfolk area. There are two words that keep recurring that I'm having > difficulty with, and request the list's assistance in helping me > understand. > > The first is Stey or Stye. It appears in reference to Elsing Stey or > Elsing > Stye. In later records, the word is written Style. Also used as in > Elsing > Stey Way. It sounds as if this must be some sort of path as several > properties are described as abutting upon Elsing Stey. > > The 2nd word is Carr. I've found one definition which seems to describe > a > rocky outcrop, but then a Google Search leads to Dillington Carr which > seems > to be some unique ecosystem which sounds more like an American Swamp than > a > rocky outcrop. > > I appreciate any clues. Thank you very much. > Jennifer Clark > > > > > ==================================== > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ==================================== > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >