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Whetham Mill Cross & Whetham Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Whetehamlane 1494 CarP

Etymology

, Whetehamlane 1494 CarP , named from Whetham Mill in Burstock par . infra , cf. also the TA f.n. Whetham in this par . infra , v. cross ' crossroads ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement