English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Charminster Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Charminster

Historical Forms

  • (pastur' super) la Doune 1343 Ilch
  • les Downes 1606 Lane 1770
  • le downes end 1617 DuCo

Etymology

, (pastur ' super ) la Doune 1343Ilch , les Downes 1606 (1770) Lane , le downes end 1617DuCo , v. dūn .