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Withies Croft Quarries

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • la Wytherscroft 1418 DorR
  • Withies Crofte, Withers Crofte 1608 LRMB
  • Withys Croft, Widows Croft 1839 TA

Etymology

, la Wytherscroft 1418DorR, Withies Crofte , Withers Crofte 1608LRMB , Withys Croft , Widows Croft 1839TA , v. wīðig ' willow ' , croft .

Places in the same Parish