Honeycomb Ctg, Honeycomb Wd
Early-attested site in the Parish of Castleton
Historical Forms
- Honycombe Wode 1538 Digby
- Honycombe Wood' 1542 Shepherd2
- Honycombe leases 1600 Digby
- honycome lease, honycombwoode 1569–74 Map
- Honiecombe Closes, Honiecombe Wood(es) 1614 Digby
- Honeycombe Wood 1811 OS
Etymology
Honeycomb Ctg, Honeycomb Wd (ST 633143), in bosco domini de Honycomb '1427, Honycombe 1525Salis , Honycombe Wode 1538Digby , Honycombe Wood '1542Shepherd 2, Honycombe leases 1600Digby , honycome lease , honycombwoode 1569–74Map , Honiecombe Closes , Honiecombe Wood (es )1614Digby , Honeycombe Wood 1811 OS, 'valley where honey is produced', v. hunig , cumb , with wudu , lǣs .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Blackmarsh Ctgs, Blackmarsh Fm
- Overcoombe
- Bedmill (Copse), Bedmill Fm
- Coombe Fm
- Pinford (Lane)
- Primesley
- Sherborne Castle
- Sherborne Park
- Silverlake Ctgs, Silverlake Fm
- Wyke (Fm)
Other OS name
- Bedford's Camp
- Charlock Hill
- Crackmore Wd
- Dancing Hill
- Darkhole Fm
- Deer Park
- Dodge Cross
- Dymor
- Gainsborough Dairy, Gainsborough Hill
- Gallows Plot
- Gooseland Lane
- Hack Hill
- Half Moon Clump
- Pinford Lane
- Brickkiln Lane
- Coombe Lane
- Jerusalem
- Round Hill
- Bowden Hill
- (Upr) Clatcombe Fm, Clatcombe Ho, Clatcombe Lane
- Home Covert, Home Fm
- Redhole Lane
- Sherborne Lake
- Sir Walter Raleigh's Seat
- The Slopes
- The Terrace
- Tithe Barn
- Underdown Lane
- Watery Lane
- West Hill
- Withybed Plant.
- Yetman's Copse
- Almshouse Wd
- Ambrose Hill
- Castle Fm
- Harding's House Lane
- The Kennels
- Lenthay Copse, Lenthay Dairy Ho, Lenthay Lane
- Limekiln Ctgs, Limekiln Fm
- Long Plant.
- Lover's Grove
- Low's Hill Lane
- Middle Lodge
- Oakey Clump
- Old Park
- Park Ctg
- Patson Hill
- Pidgeon Ho(lost)
- Sandford Rd