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Bluntshay (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch Canonicorum

Historical Forms

  • Blondelesheye 1312 SoDoNQXIII
  • manerio de Blondelesheye 1340 FF, HarlCh
  • Blondeleshay(e) 1325 Drew 1357 Ipm
  • Blondeleshegh(') 1329,1358 HarlCh
  • Blundelesheye 1325 Drew
  • Blundeleshay 1397 AddCh 1440 Cl 1774 Hutch1
  • Blundelshishay 1356 Ipm
  • Blondelshay 1357 ib
  • Blondelsheie 1380 HarlCh
  • Bloundeleshey 1399 Cl
  • Blundels(h)ay 1406,1410 HarlCh 1811 OS
  • Blundleshay 1795 Boswell
  • Blondesheye 1324 Drew
  • Blundreshey 1338 HarlCh
  • Bloundyshay, Bloundyshey 1411 ib
  • Bloundeshay 1412 FA
  • Bloundeshey(e)s 1423 HarlRoll 1438 Cl
  • Blundesheyis 1448 HarlCh
  • Blonteseys 1446 AddCh
  • Blontyshay(e) 1431 FA 1525 HarlCh
  • Blounteshays 1479 Cl
  • Bluntshaies 1595 Mansel

Etymology

Bluntshay (Fm) (SY 415972), Blondelesheye 1312 SoDoNQ XIII, manerio de Blondelesheye 1340 FF, HarlCh , Blondeleshay (e )1325 Drew, 1357 Ipm, Blondeleshegh (')1329, 1358HarlCh , Blundelesheye 1325 Drew, Blundeleshay 1397AddCh , 1440 Cl, 1774 Hutch1, Blundelshishay 1356 Ipm, Blondelshay 1357 ib, Blondelsheie 1380HarlCh , Bloundeleshey 1399 Cl, Blundels (h )ay 1406, 1410HarlCh , 1811 OS (Lower ), Blundleshay 1795 Boswell; Blondesheye 1324 Drew, Blundreshey 1338HarlCh , Bloundyshay , Bloundyshey 1411ib , Bloundeshay 1412 FA, Bloundeshey (e )s 1423HarlRoll , 1438 Cl, Blundesheyis 1448HarlCh ; Blonteseys 1446AddCh , Blontyshay (e )1431 FA, 1525HarlCh , Blounteshays 1479 Cl, Bluntshaies 1595 Mansel, from hay 'enclosure' with the ME  surname Blondel , cf. Thomas Blundel 1304AD (mentioned in association with Marshwood par. supra , v. Gt Bluntshay in that par.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement