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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hatchlands

Other OS name in the Parish of Netherbury

Historical Forms

  • Hatcheland 1681 DCMCt
  • Hatchland 1774 Hutch1 1811 OS
  • Hatchland Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

, Hatcheland (closes) 1681DCMCt , Hatchland (a farm) 1774 Hutch1,1811 OS, Hatchland Farm 1839TA , cf. Hatchland Hill , (Lt ) Hatchland Md ,Hatch Close ib , from hæc(c) probably in the sense ' sluice, floodgate ' , land ; the farm lies close to R . Brit and a weir is marked 6 ″ just to the S of here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement