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Survey of English Place-Names

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Blegberry

Other OS name in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Blak(e)bur' 1254,1281 Ass
  • Blekebery, Blyckebery 1566 DA

Etymology

is Blak (e )bur '1254,1281Ass , Blekebery , Blyckebery 1566 DA 34 , v. blæc , burh . It adjoins the site of a castle .