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11/11/2005

JEWS LANE HISTORY QUERY

Where does Jews Lane in Gornal get its name from?

That's the question posed to us recently by Catherine Norris, a regular Yampy reader from New Zealand.

Catherine wonders if perhaps there was once a large Jewish community in Gornal. We think that this is unlikely, and turned to celebrated local historian Trevor Genge for support. Trevor suggests that it might be a corruption of 'Dews', which was once quite a common local family name.

At any rate, the 1901 Gornal & Wrens Nest map we sell at www.blackcountryshop.co.uk shows Jews Lane, so the story of its origin must go back more than a century. If anyone can help, please drop us a line at history@yampy.co.uk.


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