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Survey of English Place-Names

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Flagdadmore

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • Flagdadmore 1518 Braye
  • Flagg Pagg Moor 1696 Map

Etymology

Flagdadmore 1518, Flagg Pagg Moor (sic) 1696 (v. flagge, dēad, mōr 1;' Dead Moor' is a common name for infertile wasteland, cf. StLeighs Dodmoor, infra)