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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ford Down Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckland Newton

Historical Forms

  • Fordoune e14 GlastE
  • Fore Down 1838 TA

Etymology

, named from Fordoune e14GlastE , Fore Down 1838TA , ' (land) in front of the down ' , v. fore , dūn , cf. la Doune 13(m14) Glast , e14GlastE , 1338–40Glast , 1429 Wells , þe down '1433 (e15) MiltRoll , Netheredoune , Northeredoune , S (o )utheredoune e14GlastE , v. neoðerra , norðerra , sūðerra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement