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Re: The Straits, Ossie
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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson
Why is The Straits, Ossie, so called? Is it to do with being narrow, as in The Straits of Gibraltar? Is this the official name? How long has it been in use?
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According to the blurb on the conservation download the origin of the name is is unclear.
It merely quotes E.Ekwall's 1960 The Concise Book of English Place Names, which states that 'Straet' used in conjuction with place names, usually refers to a place being near or on a Roman or paved road.
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