Langton Matravers
Parish in the County of Dorset
Etymology
The manor of Langton Matravers formed the E part of this par., and Langton Wallis or West Langton the W part. The manor of Langton Wallis also formerly included Ailwood and Westwood in Corfe C. par. supra , Middlebere in Arne par. infra , as well as lands in Ch. Knowle par., E Stoke par. and Swanage par. (Hutch3 1634). Knaveswell was in Corfe C. par. supra in 1795 Boswell. A small part of Langton Mat. par. was transferred to Swanage par. in 1933 (Kelly).
Major Settlements
Other places in this Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Acton Fd
- Bathing Pool
- Blackers Hole
- Blacklands
- Bower's Rock
- Castle View
- Chillmark, Chillmark Ware
- Coles Ground
- Coombe Copse, Coombe Fm
- Court Pound
- Crack Lane
- Cuckoo Pound
- Dancing Ledge
- Farm Wd
- Green Point
- Gully
- Gypshayes Estate
- Hanging Fd
- Hedbury Big Cove, Hedbury Big Bottom, Hedbury Big Quarry
- The Hyde
- Langton Manor Fm
- Langton West Wd
- Limekiln Bldgs
- Gt Linnings Copse, Lt Linnings Copse
- Litchfield Copse
- Mike's Corner, Mike's Quarry
- Mount Misery
- Mount Pleasant
- New Barn
- New Bldgs
- Nine Barrow Down
- The Nursery
- Oakridge
- Pig & Whistle
- Priest's Way
- Purbeck Stone Quarries
- Putlake Fm
- Queensground
- Quince Hill Wd
- St George's Church
- Scratch Arse, Scratch Arse Ware
- Sea Spray
- Serrells, Serrell's Copse
- Shit Yallery Hole
- Smokey Hole
- South Barn
- Spyway Barn
- Square Copse
- Steps
- Talbot's Wd
- Topmast Quarry
- The Wilderness
- Windmill Barn, Windmill Knap
- Valley Rd, Valleyroad Ctg
- Yards Brake