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St Hubert's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Mullen

Historical Forms

  • The Chapel of Corf-Mullen… dedicated to St Nicholas' 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

, earlier ' The Chapel of Corf -Mullen dedicated to St Nicholas '1774 Hutch1 2129 , both dedications perhaps having been suggested by the manorial affixes of CorfeMullen supra , cf . 'the chapel of Cormolin '1285FF , pristsmolin 1653(1704) DCMCt , Preists house 1688DCMCt , the churchouse 1661DCMCt , Church cl 1839TA , and Cross supra .