Birmingham.
_Termination "-by"_ (Vol. viii., p. 105.).--On going over an alphabetical
list of places from A to G, I obtained these results:
Lincoln 65
Leicester 21
York 24
Northampton 9
Cumberland 7
Norfolk 6
Westmoreland 3
Lancashire 2
Derby 2
Nottingham 2
Sussex 1
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Total 142
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Results of a similar character were obtained in reference to _-thorp_,
_-trop_, _-thrup_, or _-drop_; Lincoln again heading the list, but closely
followed by Norfolk, then Leicester, Notts, &c.