Plaster Down
Other OS name in the Parish of Whitchurch
Historical Forms
- Playsterdown 1518–29 ECP5,558
Etymology
is Playsterdown 1518–29 ECP 5, 558 . The form is late but the first element may be a corruption of plegstow . Cf. Plestor in Selborne (Ha) , the name for the space in the centre of the village , presumably an ancient place for games .