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Barroway Drove

village · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'Barrow', meaning 'burial mound', with 'way' and 'drove', indicating a path or track leading to a place with burial mounds. It suggests a route associated with ancient burial sites.

Word origins

Barroway
Old EnglishBarrow way(from beorg "burial mound, hill", weg "way, road")
Drove
Old Englishdrove road(from drāf "drove road, track for driving cattle")