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the Baycroft ( e )

Field in the Parish of Fontmell Magna

Historical Forms

  • the Baycroft ( e ) 1395 MiltC 1395 MiltRoll 1398 NED

Etymology

the Baycroft(e) 1395, 1395(e15)(v. croft, first el. perhaps ME  baie'berry'(1398 NED), cf. beg)