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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hore Stones

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Historical Forms

  • Hoarestone 1672 Hutch3
  • Hoar Stone 1811 OS

Etymology

, Hoarestone 1672 Hutch3, Hoar Stone 1811 OS , cf. Hoare Stone Grd 1838TA , at a sharp angle of the Beaminster - Corscombe par . bdy , ' grey (boundary)stone ' , v. hār 2 , stān .