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New Withy Bed

Other OS name in the Parish of Puddletown

Etymology

, cf. arborem voc ' la Wythy 1270 (1372) ChrP , (prat ' voc ') (le ) Wythyber (e ), (prat ' voc ') (le ) Wethiber (e ), (prat ' voc ') (le ) Wetheber (e )1443MinAcct et freq to1457Weld 1 , ( Lt ) Withey Bed , Willow Bed 1839 TA , v. wīðig , bearu .