Black Venn (Rocks)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Charmouth
Historical Forms
- a quodam loco qui vocat' Blakefenne usq' Herbekne 1288 Ass
Etymology
Black Venn (Rocks) (SY 358930), referred to in contexts concerning the limits of a right to wrecks along the coast as a quodam loco qui vocat ' Blakefenne usq ' Herbekne 1288Ass (213.47d, Just. Itin. 1.212.15r), 'black fen', from blæc , fenn . Herbekne is from (ge)bēacon 'signal, beacon', first el. perhaps here '(invading) army'.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Foxley Fm
- New Commercial Inn
- Wood Fm
- Fernhill Ho
- George Hotel
- Grange Mead
- Grasmere
- Gresham Ho
- Haere Mai
- Hammond's Mead
- Hillside
- Ivy Ctg
- Leslie Ctg
- The Lilacs
- The Limes
- Little Hurst
- Luttrell Ho
- Lych Gate
- Lynwood
- Manor Fm
- The Manse formerly Queen's Arms Inn
- Marwood
- Melbourne Ho
- Mill Ctgs
- Minsons Cmn
- The Moorings
- The Mount, Mount Ctg
- New hotel
- Newton
- Old Coastguard Ctgs
- Oxford Ctg
- Pembroke
- Raffey's Ledge
- Rectory
- Red Bungalow
- Romany
- Ronda
- The Rosary
- Royal Oak P.H.
- St Andrew's Church
- Sandford
- Seafields
- The Shack
- South End
- Southlea
- Stanley Ho
- The Stone Ho
- Tillicum
- Wayside
- The Well Head
- The Elms
- Mouth Rocks
- White Ho
- Askew Ho
- Backlands (Dairy)
- Bar Ledges
- Barrs Lane
- Bayville
- Berwick Ctg
- Bow Ctg & Bow Ho
- Bracoden
- Bransmead
- Bymead
- Catherston Manor Fm
- Charmouth Bridge & Charmouth Cutting
- Charmouth Ho
- Coach & Horses Hotel
- The Court
- Courtfield
- Downside
- Gardenside
- West Cliff