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Shearplace Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Sydling St Nicholas

Historical Forms

  • Hr Shear place Hill & Lr Shear place Hill, Shearplace Mdw 1839 TA

Etymology

, Hr Shear place Hill & Lr Shear place Hill , Shearplace Mdw 1839TA , perhaps ' place for shearing (sheep) ' , from shear ' act of shearing ' ( NED s.v. shear sb ) and place , cf. nearby Huish Lambing Yard supra and various other names referring to sheep farming in this par .