English Place-name Society

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.

Dousland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walkhampton

Historical Forms

  • Dovesland late13th Deed
  • Douseland 1653 FF

Etymology

Probably the first element is a pers. name of ME origin.