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Hungerford Port Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Hungerford

Historical Forms

  • Porte Downe 1552–3,1591 DL
  • Hungerford Down 1761 Rocque

Etymology

, c. 1601RecOffCat , Porte Downe 1552–3,1591DL , Hungerford Down 1761 Rocque , v. port 2 and cf. Freeman'sMarsh supra .