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Survey of English Place-Names

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Farmer's End

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Historical Forms

  • Farmers End or Little close 1684 ERO

Etymology

, 1811 OS , 1838TA , Farmers End or Little close 1684ERO , named from the family of Richard Farmor or Fermor 1550 , John Fermor 1552 , to whom the manor of Corscombe was granted ( Hutch3 290 ) , v. ende ' district of a village ' , cf. Farmers Hill 1838TA ; the family is also commemorated in the f.n. Fermor 1799ERO , Farmer 1838TA bestowed by Thomas Hollis ( v. note under Halstock f. ns . supra ) .