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Suckthumb Quarry

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Sutcombe 1608 LRMB
  • Suckthumb 1839 TA

Etymology

, Sutcombe 1608LRMB , Suckthumb 1839TA , ' south valley ' , v. sūð , cumb ; the amusing modern rationalization has resulted from metathesis of tc to ct , while a further rationalization is apparent in Suckthumb or Suckton Quarry RCHMDo 2 450 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement