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Survey of English Place-Names

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Westhill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • West-Hill 1774 Hutch1
  • West Hill Fm 1811 OS

Etymology

, West -Hill 1774Hutch1, West Hill Fm 1811 OS , on the westerly of two hill spurs , but perhaps from West Hill in Worth Mat . par . infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement