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