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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rod Hill Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Puddletown

Historical Forms

  • cultura bisouthtoun voc' Rodewey 1306 ChrP 1372
  • terr' in Southefylde iuxta Rodwayes Hill 1579 Wal

Etymology

, probably to be associated with cultura bisouthtoun voc ' Rodewey ('furlong to the south of the village')1306 (1372) ChrP, terr ' in Southefylde iuxta Rodwayes Hill 1579Wal , v. rād-weg ' road suitable for riding ' , hyll , , sūð , toun , cf. f. ns . infra .