English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

White Horse, White Horse Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Osmington

Etymology

, 1840TA , ' a large representation of King George III on his charger … formed by removing the turf from the white chalk ' ( Hutch3 2505 ) .