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.

Peppercorn Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Etymology

( local ) , a track once used for carting stone from Corfe to Ower Passagesupra , formerly kept open by the payment of a peppercorn rent ( Legg 17 , cf. Udal 111 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement