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Church Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halstock

Historical Forms

  • messuage or tenement called the Church-house 1605 Hutch3
  • the Church-house and Church-plot 1870 ib

Etymology

, messuage or tenement called the Church-house 1605Hutch3, the Church-house and Church-plot 1870 ib , cf. Fore Church 1684ERO ( ' (land) in front of the church ' , v. fore ) , Church Cl 1799ib ,1842TA , all named like foll. from St Mary's Church infra .