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Drimpton Cross, (Lr) Drimpton Fm, Drimpton Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Drempton Crosse 1484 CarP

Etymology

( Drempton Crosse 1484 CarP , a crossroads , v. cross ) , cf. Drempton Felde 1557Pole , Drimpton Tollhouse 1839TA , all named from Drimpton supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement