Gt Mohun's Bridges, Lt Mohun's Bridges
Other OS name in the Parish of Dorchester St Peter & All Saints
Historical Forms
- Moones Bridge 1607 Clegg 1631 WeyM
- Mohon(o)es Bridge 1841 TA, TAMap
Etymology
( local ) , 1774Hutch1 , Moones Bridge 1607 Clegg, 1631 WeyM, Mohon (o )es Bridge 1841TA , TAMap , cf. Moones Bridge River 1650ParlSurv , no doubt from the family of John Mone or Mohun who held the manor of Wolfeton in Charminster par . supra and lands in Dorchester at his death in 1480 (Hutch3 2415, 546) . The references to magnum pontem vocatum novum pontem 1565 DorR and to Great Brydge 1607 Clegg probably also belong here .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Colliton Ho, Colliton Park
- Mill (Fordington)
- Fordington
- Maumbury
- Loud's Mill
- West Mills
- Friary Saw Mill
- Poundbury (Camp)
Other OS name
- Bush Road Ctgs
- Fair Fd
- Long Bridge
- Fordington Fd, Fordington Fm, Fordington Ho
- Lawrence Barrow
- Grey's Bridge
- Maen
- Maiden Castle Ctgs, Maiden Castle Fm
- Max Gate (Ho)
- Middle Fm
- Northernhay
- Prince's Bridge
- Red Cow Dairy
- Rodlands
- Salisbury Fd
- Somerleigh Court
- South Court
- Syward Lodge
- Top o' Town
- Twenty Acres Altmt Gdns
- The Two Barrows
- Victoria Park
- Wareham Bridge, Wareham Bridge Ho