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Hr Hove Wood, Lr Hove Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bere Regis

Historical Forms

  • de la Houe 1244 Ass 1258 For 1268 Ass 1327 SR 1332 SR

Etymology

Hr Hove Wood, Lr Hove Wood (SY 855946, 855939), de la Houe 1244Ass (p), 1258For (p), 1268Ass (p), 1327SR (p), 1332 SR (p), cf. Hove Fds , Hove Grd , Hove Plecks (or Closes )1776 Map, Hove Cl , Hove Fds 1845TA , v. hūfe 'hood- shaped hill' or 'shelter', cf. Hove Sx 293; the two woods lie on the lower slopes of Woodbury Hill infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement