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Survey of English Place-Names

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St Nicholas's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Arne

Historical Forms

  • 'the chapel of Arne' 1388 Pat
  • Arnee Chappell 1646 SC

Etymology

, 'the chapel of Arne '1388 Pat, Arnee Chappell 1646 SC , formerly ' a chapel of ease to the church of Holy Trinityin Wareham' (Hutch3 199) .