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The '''Overbourn Marshes''' were located in the [[Southfarthing]], south of the [[Shirebourn]] river, where it flowed into the [[Baranduin|Brandywine]] river.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | The '''Overbourn Marshes''' were located in the [[Southfarthing]], south of the [[Shirebourn]] river, where it flowed into the [[Baranduin|Brandywine]] river.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name probably means 'over (across) the bourn (stream)'. [[Old English]] ''[[wiktionary:ofer#Etymology_2|ofer]]'' means "border, margin, edge" and the element ''-bourn'', common in English river- and place-names, refers to the Shirebourn.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lviii</ref> | The name probably means 'over (across) the bourn (stream)'. [[Old English]] ''[[wiktionary:ofer#Etymology_2|ofer]]'' means "border, margin, edge" and the element ''-bourn'', common in English river- and place-names, refers to the [[Shirebourn]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lviii</ref> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Swamps]] | [[Category:Swamps]] | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 5 December 2020
The Overbourn Marshes were located in the Southfarthing, south of the Shirebourn river, where it flowed into the Brandywine river.[1]
Etymology
The name probably means 'over (across) the bourn (stream)'. Old English ofer means "border, margin, edge" and the element -bourn, common in English river- and place-names, refers to the Shirebourn.[2]
