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Isle of Purbeck

Local district in the County of Dorset

Historical Forms

  • pars telluris Purbicinga 948 ShaftR(S534(1)) 15
  • Porbi 1086 DB, Exon
  • Hundret Porbiche 1086 DB
  • Porbich 1129 CartAnt 1190 Ch 1332
  • Purbica 1100–35 Pat 1496
  • Purbic c.1170 MontC 1200 Cur 1208,1209 P 1214 Cur 1275 RH
  • Porbica 1107 Ch 1300
  • Porbic 1214 Cur
  • Purebica 1154–89 Pat 1496
  • Purebic 1214 Cur 1237,1240 Lib
  • foresta de Purebic 1240 Cl
  • Purbik(e), Purbyk(e) c.1170 MontC Hy3 Cerne 14 Cur 1221 1223 Lib 1239
  • 'the forest of Purbik' 1250 ib
  • foresta de Purbik 1257 Cl
  • warenne de Purbik' 1258 ib
  • 'Purbyk forest' 1482 Cl
  • 'the king's warren of Purbik' 1315 Cl
  • 'the chace of Purbyk' 1324 1330 Fine 1354,1359 Pat
  • 'the king's free chace of Purbyk' 1333 ib
  • Estpurbyk, Estpurbik(e) 1357,1382 Fine 1397 Pat 1456 Fine
  • 'the isle of Purbyk' 1385,1415 Pat
  • the Ile of Purbyke c.1500 RoyRoll
  • ilond of Purbike 1541 Hutch3
  • (the) Ile of Purbycke, Purbicke 1554 Mansel 1614 AddCh
  • Purbek(e) c.1170 MontC c.1500 Eg
  • Purbek(e) Forest 1535–43 Leland
  • Purbec 1206 P 1207 P
  • Purbich 1189 Ch 1313 Cur 1199 ChrP 1372
  • Porbik(e), Porbyk(e) 1249 Cl 1268 Ass 1320,1334 Pat 1406 Fine p1483 Sheen
  • Purebik 1272 Pat
  • 'the king's free chace of Corfe and of Purbygge' 1344 Pat
  • Purpyk 1356,1358,1360 Pat
  • Pirbyk, Pyrbyk 1377 Ass
  • 'the isle of Purbek' 1380 Pat
  • 'the forest of Purbek' 1402,1403 1512 Ct
  • 'the warren of Purbek' 1486 Pat
  • The Isle of Purbek 1575 Saxton
  • Purbeck 1381 Pitt 16 Pat 1407 1410
  • 'Purbeck forest' 1422 1513 Ct
  • 'island of Purbeck' 1551 ADIII
  • insulam de Purbecke 1584 DCMDeed
  • the Ile of Purbecke 1636 Ilch 1664 GW
  • Pourbyke 1399 Cl
  • 'the Isle of Purbuyk' 1414 Pat 1462 ib
  • Purby 1456 Weld1
  • Porbek forest ground 1535–43 Leland
  • Purbeyke 1563 Mansel
  • th'yle of Purbak l16 Hutch3

Parishes in this Local district

None