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Survey of English Place-Names

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Piercy Fm & Piercy Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Hawkchurch

Historical Forms

  • Pearcehay 1811 OS
  • Piercy 1863 Hutch3
  • de Percy 1318 Drew

Etymology

, Pearcehay 1811 OS, Piercy (a farm) 1863Hutch3, to be associated with John de Percy 1318 Drew ( lands at Bromlegh and Castello granted to him by Gilbert de Castello , v. Brimleyand Castle supra ) , cf. Percy Common 1769DROMap , Piercy Batch ,Piercy Beer , Piercy Cmn , Piercy Fd & Piercy Md 1842TA , v. batch , the f.n. Beer infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement