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Survey of English Place-Names

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Axe Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Axe 1251–2 Fees 1311 Drew 1355 FF 1403 Pat 1811 OS
  • Ax 1494,1505,1508 Pole 1795 Boswell
  • terr' voc' Axes 1615 Pole

Etymology

Axe Fm (ST 415061), Axe 1251–2 Fees, 1311 Drew, 1355 FF, 1403 Patet freq to 1811 OS, Ax 1494, 1505, 1508Pole , 1795 Boswell, terr ' voc ' Axes 1615Pole , named from R. Axe which flows just N of here, forming a large loop within which the farm lies.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement