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Survey of English Place-Names

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Batterley Drove

Other OS name in the Parish of Alderholt

Historical Forms

  • Batherligh 1614 Cecil
  • Batterley Drove (Pce), Batterley (Plot) 1846 TA

Etymology

, Batherligh 1614Cecil , Batterley Drove (Pce ), Batterley (Plot )1846TA , probably from lēah ' wood,clearing ' , v. drāf ; the first part of the name cannot be explained without earlier spellings .