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Eastmore(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Arne

Historical Forms

  • Estmore 1291 Pitt 16
  • Estmoore, Estmoure 1545–1629 DCMDeed
  • Higher East Moor 1679 DCMDeed

Etymology

( lost ) , 1861 Hutch3 , Estmore 1291 (16) Pitt , Estmoore ,Estmoure 1545–1629DCMDeed , Higher East Moor 1679 DCMDeed , ' eastern marshy ground ' , v. ēast , mōr ; situated ' west of Stowborough , lying against the R . Frome' (Hutch3 1100) ; perhaps east in relation to Worgret supra .