Up Cerne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Up Cerne
Historical Forms
- æt Upcerl[e] 1001–12 ASWrits(S1383)
- Obcerne 1086 DB
- Upecerna 1166 RBE
- Vpcerne, Upcerne 1202 P 1268 Ass 1273 Banco 1285 FA 1288 Ass 1586 Batten
- Uppecerne 1218 FF
- Vpcherne 1268 Ass
- Vpserne 1280 1414 Weld2
- Upserne 1362 Pat
- Upcern 1291 Tax 1428 FA
- Upcerne, alibi in evidenciis vocata Upton 1346 ib
- Vp Cerne 1406 Digby
- Vpseron' 1530 Batten
- Vpcearne, Upcearne 1589 1614,1617 Pitt
- Upper Cerne 1773 Bayly
Etymology
Like Cerne Abbas par. and Nether Cerne par. both infra , taking its name from R. Cerne, v. RNs.infra ; Up means 'upper, higher up', with reference to its situation on the river, which rises here, v. upp . In the earliest spelling -cerl [e ] may be an error for -cernel ; for this form v. Cerne Abbas par. infra . The alternative name Upton in 1346 means simply 'upper estate', v. tūn . There is mention of a watermill at Up Cerne in 1273 Banco, 1484Digby , 1586Batten , cf. the mill here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 371).