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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sandy Hill Fm, Sandy Hill Lane, Sandyhills Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • Sandy Hills 1664 HTax
  • Sandy Hill 1774 Hutch1
  • Sandy Hill Coppice 1844 TA

Etymology

( 1844TA , Sandy Hills 1664 HTax, Sandy Hill 1774 Hutch1 ) ( Sandy Hill Coppice 1844TA ) , cf. Sandy Hills Down 1844ib , v. sandig , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement