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Survey of English Place-Names

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Allen Plant.

Other OS name in the Parish of Halstock

Historical Forms

  • Allen (Plantation) 1799 ERO 1842 TA

Etymology

, Allen (Plantation )1799ERO , 1842TA , also possibly a commemorative name ( v. note under f. ns . infra ) , perhaps an allusion to the American hero Ethan Allen ( 1738 – 89 ) , but cf. William Alayn 1332 SR ( Melbury O . ) .