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( West ) Reeve Md ( w )

Field in the Parish of Wyke Regis

Historical Forms

  • 1841 TA
  • one of the Reeves Meads 1581 Ilch
  • Reeve Mead 1582 Ilch

Etymology

(West) Reeve Md(w)(one of the Reeves Meads 1581(18), Reeve Mead 1582(18), v.(ge)rēfa)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement