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Survey of English Place-Names

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Fordington Bottom, Fordington Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford Peverell

Historical Forms

  • Fordyngton Downe 1607 Clegg
  • Le Downe 1615 DuCo
  • The Down 1841 TAMap

Etymology

( Fordyngton Downe 1607 Clegg, Le Downe 1615DuCo , The Down 1841TAMap ( Fordington ) , cf. Nicholas atte Doune 1332 SR , v. dūn , atte ) , in the old par . of Fordington , v. Dorchester par . infra .