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Bittles Green (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • Biddles Green(e) 1609 LRMB 1627 Hutch3
  • Brittles Green (sic) 1811 OS
  • Bettles Green Ho 1838 TA

Etymology

, Biddles Green (e )1609LRMB , 1627 Hutch3, Brittles Green (sic)1811OS, Bettles Green Ho 1838TA , cf. ten 't called Comptons Place als. Biddles Place 1609LRMB , v. grēne 2 , place , cf. Pet ' fil ' le Bedel de Corrigge 1270For , John le Budel 1327SR , John Budel 1397WRO , William Biddell 1609LRMB ( Bourton ) , v. Cowridge Copse supra ; it is very unlikely that this name is to be associated with the OE bdy mark ( on ) bytelesmor , ( of ) bitelesmore as was suggested by Fägersten 28 , v. Bittlesmore in Shaftesbury par . infra .