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Flood Ho & Flood Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Bridport

Etymology

( 1811 OS ) , cf. claus ' voc ' la Flode 1436Brid , Flood Md 1844TA (Bothenhampton) , and also Nicholas son of Simon de la Flode 1313Brid , Walter atte Flode 1328 AD I , Nicholas atte Flo (u )de 1327, 1332 SR , John At (t )(e ) Flo (o )de 1481, 1482, 1498Ct , v. flōd ' flood, tide ' ; by R . Brit which was once tidal up to the town .