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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Heath Ctg(s)

Other OS name in the Parish of Wareham Lady St Mary & St Martin

Etymology

, named from some of the extensive heathland in this par . , cf. le heathe 1584DCMDeed , Southe heathe 1589, 1597Feth , the comon of heathe 1597ib , N Heath , S Heath , Heath , Inclosed Heath , Heath in plantation , Heath Land (E of the Hill ), Heath pasture 1842TA , v. hǣð .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement