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Flashet Plant.

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Etymology

, ' place characterised by swampy grassland ' , v. flasshett ( flasshe , - ett ) , cf. Flashett in Swanage par . infra . The place lies low beside a stream , and marsh is marked nearby ( 6″ ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement