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King's Pier (Hollow)

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • The Crane & Pier 1710 Map
  • Kings Key 1773 Bayly
  • the King's Pier 1774 Hutch1
  • the King's Quarries 1774 ib

Etymology

, The Crane & Pier 1710 Map, Kings Key 1773 Bayly, the King 's Pier 1774Hutch1, used in shipping stone from the King 's Quarries 1774 ib owned by the Crown ; for other piers on the N and E coast of Portland used in the stone trade , cf. Chine Pier 1800 Bettey1 , Chene Pier 1892Map ( N of Freshwater Bay , cf. (rockie ground called ) Chine 1608LRMB , v. cinu ) , Underbank Pier 1800 Bettey1 ( cf. f. ns . ) , New Pier c. 1825 Map ( just N of King 's Pier ) , Durdle Pier and Folly Piersupra , Pier infra , and v. Hutch3 2826 .

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