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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dungrove Fm, Dungrove Hill & Dungrove Rows

Other OS name in the Parish of Tarrant Gunville

Historical Forms

  • Don(e)groue 1408,1409 Weld1
  • Doune Grove 1541 Glyn
  • Dungroue 1618 Map
  • Gt Dungrove & Lt Dungrove 1829 EnclA
  • Dungrove Barn, Dungrove Ctg & Dungrove Fd 1839 TA

Etymology

, Don (e )groue 1408, 1409Weld 1, Doune Grove 1541Glyn , Dungroue 1618Map ,Gt Dungrove & Lt Dungrove 1829EnclA , Dungrove Barn , Dungrove Ctg & Dungrove Fd 1839TA , ' copse on the hill ' , v. dūn , grāf(a) , rāw , cf. Le Dunfurlong 1356Rawl , which has the same first el . with furlang .