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Survey of English Place-Names

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South Causeway

Other OS name in the Parish of Arne

Historical Forms

  • the Causewaye leadinge betweene Wareham… and Stoborough 1620 DCMDeed
  • South Causey 1707 Eg
  • Wareham Causeway 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

, the Causewaye leadinge betweene Warehamand Stoborough 1620DCMDeed , South Causey 1707Eg , Wareham Causeway 1774 Hutch1 , cf. Causeway by Cobs Leg 1843TA (WarehamHoly T.) , v. caucie , Cobs Leg infra , cf. Midder Curcy infra ; it is described in Hutch 1 1 22 as ' a causeway raised on stone, 800 paceslong ' ; ' south ' in relation to Wareham par . infra .