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Lane Head

suburban area · County Durham

Old EnglishAI-generated

Lane Head refers to the upper end or source of a lane or path. It combines the Old English 'lane' meaning 'narrow way' with 'heafod' meaning 'head' or 'source'.

Word origins

lane
Old Englishnarrow way, path(from lane "narrow way, path")
head
Old Englishhead, source(from heafod "head, source")