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Lr Sturthill

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton Bradstock

Historical Forms

  • Nither Sturthill 1308 Drew 1329 FF 1337 FF 1347 FF
  • Netheresturtel(e) 1344 FF
  • Netherstertyl, Nitherstertyl, Nitherstertil 1346 Ipm 1347 Cl
  • Nithersterthill 1454 DCMDeed 1486 Ipm
  • Nitherstirthill 1483 Hutch3
  • Nitherstertull 1515 HarlCh
  • Nether Sturthill 1841 TA
  • Lower Stirthill, Nether Stirthill, or the chapelry of St Luke's 1863 Hutch3

Etymology

, 1811 OS , Nither Sturthill 1308 Drew,1329 FF, 1337 FF, 1347 FF, Netheresturtel (e )1344 FF, Netherstertyl , Nitherstertyl ,Nitherstertil 1346 Ipm, 1347 Cl, Nithersterthill 1454DCMDeed , 1486 Ipm, Nitherstirthill 1483 Hutch3, Nitherstertull 1515HarlCh , Nether Sturthill 1841TA , Lower Stirthill , Nether Stirthill , or the chapelry of St Luke 's 1863 Hutch3 ( cf. StLuke's Chapel supra ) , Rose 's Stirthill 1863ib ( a farm here once belonging to the Rose family ) ; Lower ~ ( earlier Nether ~ ) to distinguish it from Hr Sturthill in Shipton G . par . infra q. v. for other early spellings and discussion of the name .