How did Dead Mans Hole Lane get its name

[drolnhoj]

On 05/04/2020 at 09:14, apearson said:

Oh right, so Dead Man's Hole Lane went down to the bank of the Don? I've heard that there was a spot somewhere on the banks of the Don known as Dead Man's Hole. Apparently it was on a bend in the river but I have to admit I have no idea where it was. Bodies of drowned people had a tendency to wash up in Dead Man's Hole. Could there be a link somehow or was it a bit of an urban legend? 

I understand that the roman burial ground theory is the correct one. I read an article somewhere that said the name originated from human remains, washed out of the cemetery on the banks of the Don when the river flooded. There was a Roman Fort and vicus(associated settlement) in the area.