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(Lr) Duncliffe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • Dunclift Fm Ho 1838 TA
  • Blackstone 1811 OS

Etymology

, Dunclift Fm Ho 1838TA , named from Duncliffe Hill in Stour P . par . infra ; Lr Duncliffe Fm is Blackstone 1811 OS, Blakeston 1300, Blackestone 1568 Hutch3 , ' the black stone ' , v. blæc , stān , perhaps a reference to a bdy stone , since Blakeston ( like Dunclyve ) is mentioned in the bounds of the forest of Gillingham ( v. Forest Fm , Forest Side in Gillingham par . supra ) .