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Survey of English Place-Names

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St Mary's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Lytchett Matravers

Historical Forms

  • ecclesie de Lisset Matravers 1296 Bodl 16
  • ecclesie de Lichett Mautrauers 1370 Ilch

Etymology

, ecclesie de Lisset Matravers 1296 (16) Bodl , ecclesie de Lichett Mautrauers 1370Ilch , cf. Rectory supra ; ecclesiam de Liscete 1244Ass probably belongs here rather than to the church at Lytchett Minster infra .