Dorn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Blockley
Historical Forms
- Dorene 964 BCS1135 12th FA 1346
- Doron 1482 IpmR
- Dorne 11 Heming 1190 EveB 1208 Fees
- Dorn 1356 Pat
Etymology
This is probably a British name, a derivative of the el. duro- 'gate, fort'; Ekwall (Wo 99) notes a Gaulish Duronum in France. Roman foundations have been found here; the hamlet lies just west of the Fosse Way.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bogs Barn
- Mill Row
- Blockley Downs & Blockley Park Fm
- Marbrook
- Aston Hale
- Bank Fm
- Blakemore Covert
- Bran Mill
- The Cam
- The Dingle
- Ditchford Mill
- Dovedale
- Furze Bank
- Hailstone Fm
- Hangman's Hall Fm
- Hide Barn
- Hill Barn
- The Holt
- Kettle's Barn
- Knee Bridge
- Norcombe Wood
- Oldborough
- Sandpit Bridge
- Shales Coppice
- Snugborough Mill
- Stapenhill Fm
- Walland Barn
- Warren Fm
- Wellacre Fm