Camp Down, Camp Down Ctgs & Camp Down Plant.
Other OS name in the Parish of Pimperne
Historical Forms
- Camp Down 1811 OS
Etymology
, Camp Down 1811 OS , named from the earthwork marked Camp 6″ , but cf. the statement in Hutch 1 1 79 that in 1756 there was a ' a camp … in Pimpern , consisting of two regiments of dragoons and six of foot ' .