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Yes - sorry, my mistranscription. K ________________________________ From: The English Place-Name List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Steve Doerr <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 14 January 2021 13:47 To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mermaids On 13/01/2021 09:51, Keith Briggs wrote: The records I have for the place in Bury St Edmunds (TL858657, now covered by the sugar factory) all lack the apostrophe: Mer Maid Pitts 1783 Hodskinson's map, Mermaid Pits 1905 OS 6", etc. 1905 OS 6" does have the final <s> though: https://maps.nls.uk/view/101577269#zoom=8&lat=4273&lon=2543&layers=BT<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.nls.uk%2Fview%2F101577269%23zoom%3D8%26lat%3D4273%26lon%3D2543%26layers%3DBT&data=04%7C01%7Ckeith.briggs%40bt.com%7Ccfc437f1f2e742cd084708d8b893047a%7Ca7f356889c004d5eba4129f146377ab0%7C0%7C0%7C637462289547306790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=TtB0xCc4sEhD%2B7lK5B56VcmPgTmqbX5Sz2hY6wN%2FI7w%3D&reserved=0> . I think all OS maps have the plural, but they flip-flop as to whether to add an apostrophe. The 1885 edition, for instance, had it: https://maps.nls.uk/view/101577272#zoom=8&lat=4273&lon=2543&layers=BT<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.nls.uk%2Fview%2F101577272%23zoom%3D8%26lat%3D4273%26lon%3D2543%26layers%3DBT&data=04%7C01%7Ckeith.briggs%40bt.com%7Ccfc437f1f2e742cd084708d8b893047a%7Ca7f356889c004d5eba4129f146377ab0%7C0%7C0%7C637462289547306790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=iZx4am2LavsgceEmu7tYO6LcGIdhqvj9493CKEWzK%2BY%3D&reserved=0> . Mermaids Pits on TA Map 1845. -- Steve ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EPNL list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=EPNL&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/EPNL, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/