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Venn Chapel, Venn Hill (Coppice)

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Venn 1811 OS
  • Ven Cmn 1839 TA

Etymology

, Venn 1811 OS, Ven Cmn 1839TA , marshy ground where a small stream ( a tributary of R . Synderford ) rises ( Spring 6″ ) , v. fenn ( with dialect voicing of initial consonant ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement