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Boat Haul

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Boat Hole 1826 Gre

Etymology

( lost , SY 681686 ) , 1811OS , Boat Hole 1826 Gre , a coastal feature , a place where boats could be hauled up , or a cave , v. hol 1 .

Places in the same Parish