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Offline wendell48

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Re: The meaning of Clee?
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 05 August 08 00:46 BST (UK) »
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Re: The meaning of Clee?
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 31 August 13 10:04 BST (UK) »
I live in Clee St. Margaret, Shropshire in the Clee Hills and according to the online Doomsday Book entry 'Cleie' is Old English for 'on a Hill'. The old locals around here don't say 'the Clee Hills' they say 'the Clees'.

Strangely, old Directories always say Clee St. Margaret gets it's name from the Pye Brook!? I seem to remember another reference somewhere which means 'FROM the hills' and our Pye Brook is certainly that!

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Lyn
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