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Bear Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Canford Magna

Etymology

, 1840TA (Kinson) , cf. Bear Barn 1839ib , Bear Mdw , Bear Moor & Bear 2 Acres 1840ib , from bearu ' wood ' or bǣr 2 ' woodland pasture ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement