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Morton's Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • Dacombs 1882 Robinson

Etymology

, Dacombs 1882 Robinson , earlier The Manor House ( Kelly ) , cf. Moreton Plot 1844TA , from the family of Dac (k )omb , Dack (h )am here 16 th – 17th centuries and the family of Morton here 17 th – 18th centuries ( Hutch3 1510 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement