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Magdalen or Marlin Mdw

Field in the Parish of Allington

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • Magdalens Meads 1653 ParlSurv
  • Magdalen mead 1742 Brid
  • Halletts mead 1742 Brid
  • Magdalen field 1784 Hutch

Etymology

Magdalen or Marlin Mdw(Magdalens Meads 1653, Magdalen mead otherwise Halletts mead 1742, Magdalen field 1784, all lands associated with Magdalen Almshouses q.v. under'Churches &Chapels' in Bridport supra)