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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Langbourn Ward

(London). So called from the long bourn or rivulet of sweet water which formerly broke out of a spring near Magpye Alley. This bourn gives its name to Sharebourne or Southbourne Lane.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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