Slepe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lytchett Minster
Historical Forms
- Slape juxta Lychetmenistre 1315 Drew
- Slepe 1327 SR 1332 SR 1504 Ipm 1590 Hen2
- Slepe and Cockamore 1774 Hutch1
- Slepe cum Cockmore 1795 Boswell
- Sleeping Green 1811 OS
- Slepe Cmn & Slepe Green, Slepe Peak Cl 1838 TA
Etymology
Slepe (SY 927933), Slape juxta Lychetmenistre 1315 Drew, Slepe 1327SR (p), 1332 SR (p), 1504 Ipm, 1590Hen 2, Slepe and Cockamore 1774 Hutch1, Slepe cum Cockmore 1795 Boswell, Sleeping Green 1811 OS, Slepe Cmn & Slepe Green , Slepe Peak Cl 1838TA , v. slǣp 'a slippery muddy place', cf. Slepe in Arne 173; Cock (a )more may be 'cocks' moor' from cocc 2 (gen.pl. cocca ) and mōr .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Baker's Arms P.H.
- Beacon Ctgs, Beacon Heath, Beacon Hill & Beacon Hill Fm
- Black Hill
- Church
- Clay Pit
- Clifton Ho
- The Common
- Cottage Fm & Cottage Walk
- Elmwood
- Fish Pond
- Forest Bourne Fm
- Forest Hill (Ctg)
- French's Coppice & French's Fm
- Green World Fm
- Highgate Ctgs
- North Holton Fm
- Home Coppice
- Kicherman's Ctg
- Lych Gate
- Lytchett bay
- Lytchett Beacon
- Lytchett Brick Works
- South Lytchett Manor
- The Manse
- Mansion Hill
- The Marsh
- One Elm
- Otter Island
- Peter's Finger P.H.
- Pike's Coppice & Pike's Fm
- Pit Bottom Spinney
- The Plantation
- Post Green
- Race Fm
- Randall's Ctg & Randall's Fm
- Round Hill
- St Aldhelm's Church
- St Leonard's Fm
- Sandy Lane
- Shot Lake Wd
- Six Acre Wd
- Three Oaks (Ctg)
- Trokes Coppice
- Upton Rd
- Yarrell's Fm, The Yarrells