Potters Bar
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English
Etymology
The origin of Potters is uncertain but is generally thought to be either a reference to a Roman pottery, believed to have been sited locally, or alternatively to the Pottere family who lived in neighbouring South Mimms parish.
Bar is thought to refer to the gates leading from the South Mimms parish and into the Enfield Chase parish, or possibly from a toll on the Great North Road, said to have been by what is now the disused Green Man pub, or at the current entrance to Morven House.
Proper noun
- A town in Hertsmere borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2501).