English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Allotment

Field in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • 1838 TA
  • Fowles Wood 1568 Hutch
  • Vowles ( Coppice ) 1609 LRMB

Etymology

Allotment(Gt Fowles)(Fowles Wood 1568, Vowles(Coppice) 1609, thesurname Fowle)