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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sandhills (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holwell

Historical Forms

  • (Boscum de) Sandhulle Hy3 Cerne 14
  • Sandhills 1811 OS

Etymology

Sandhills (Fm) (ST 687103), (Boscum de ) Sandhulle Hy 3 (14) Cerne, Sandhills 1811 OS, cf. Sandhill Cmn , Sandhill Drove 1839TA , 'sandy hill', v. sand , hyll , cf. Sandley in Gillingham par. supra . The early form occurs in the bounds of Blackmoor Forest supra .