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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hackthorn Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Beaminster

Historical Forms

  • Haggthorne Meadows als. Hackthorne Meadows 1684 DCMDeed
  • Egg Thorn (Md) 1842 TA

Etymology

, 1811 OS , Haggthorne Meadows als. Hackthorne Meadows 1684DCMDeed, Egg Thorn (Md )1842TA , v. *haca-þorn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement