Horchester, Horchester Copse & Horchester Willow Bed
Other OS name in the Parish of Frome St Quintin
Historical Forms
- Horchester 1793 Hutch3 1811 OS
- Frome farm…this seems to be Holchester farm 1774 Hutch1
- Horchester Farm House, Horchester Cowleaze & Horchester Mead 1838 TA
- Frome, or Horchester farm 1863 Hutch3
Etymology
, Horchester 1793 Hutch3, 1811 OS, Frome farm …this seems to be Holchester farm 1774 Hutch1, Horchester Farm House ,Horchester Cowleaze & Horchester Mead 1838TA , Frome , or Horchester farm 1863 Hutch3 ; without early spellings the origin of this name is doubtful , but note that in two other Do names , Bedchester 3103 – 4 and Hogchester in Wootton F . par . infra , -chester is a late development of hyrst ' copseor wooded hill ' .