Bishoptrow is probably one more example; no forms at hand, but the KEPN
says it is
Bishopstrow
ST 89 43
Wiltshire
'Bishop's tree'. According to one legend, St. Aldhelm preached here and,
placing his ash-wood pastoral staff in the ground, it miraculously multiplied
into numerous ash-trees.
OE biscop, OE treow
CDEPN -
DEPN 46
Mills -
PNW 151
Concerning the genitive it might be of interest: there's a paper by Baranova
who claims most genitival constructions in English can be grouped into the
three cases: 1) A owns B, 2) B is for A, 3) A does (or otherwise influences) B
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