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Survey of English Place-Names

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Low Down Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Lowedowne 1494 DCMDeed
  • Tenem't called Lawdowne 1668 Pole 1676
  • Low Down c.1730 Hutch3
  • Low-down 1811 OS
  • Lowdown Hill 1839 TA

Etymology

, Lowedowne 1494 DCMDeed, Tenem 't called Lawdowne 1668 (1676) Pole , Low Down c.1730 Hutch3, Low-down 1811 OS,Lowdown Hill 1839TA , v. hlāw ' mound, tumulus ' , dūn ( ME  doun ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement