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Hounstout Cliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • Hounstout (Cliff) 1844 TA
  • Hounstout Clift 1844 TAMap

Etymology

, Hounstout (Cliff )1844TA , Hounstout Clift 1844TAMap , a high cliff ( 500 ′ ) , possibly from tōte ' look-out hill ' , with hund ' hound ' or the OE  pers.n. Hund ; alternatively Professor Löfvenberg suggests that the second el . may be stūt ' hill ' for which v. BrimptsD 192, EPN 2165 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement