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Whitelands Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Dewlish

Historical Forms

  • locum q' vocat' le Whitelond 1288 Ass
  • Vaux Whitelands 1844 TA

Etymology

, 1844ib , from locum q ' vocat ' le Whitelond 1288Ass , Whytelond 1335 ( c. 1447 ) Vaux Whitelands 1844TA , v. hwīt ' white ' ( alluding to chalky soil ) , land , dūn .