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Survey of English Place-Names

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Fallapit Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Allington

Historical Forms

  • Vialepitte 1316 Exon
  • Falepitte 1321 Ass
  • Valeputte, Valepitte 1339 Ass

Etymology

v. pytt . For the first element, v. Velwell supra 310. The soil here is loamy.