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Nether Cl

Field in the Parish of Seaton

Historical Forms

  • 1846 TA
  • the Neither Close 1846 TA 1754 Anc 1758 Anc 1796 Surv
  • Neither Close 1846 TA 1754 Anc 1758 Anc 1796 Surv

Etymology

Nether Cl(the Neither Close, Neither Close 1719, 1754, 1758, 1796, v. neoðera; an open-gap close, cf.Land Cl(Open Close) supra)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement