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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hawksdean Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Shaftesbury

Historical Forms

  • Hawksdown Md, Broad Hawksdown, Hilly Hawksdown, Lt Hawksdown, Butlers' Hawksdown 1840 TA

Etymology

, Hawksdown Md , Broad Hawksdown ,Hilly Hawksdown , Lt Hawksdown , Butlers ' Hawksdown 1840TA , cf. land called Haksen 1655HBr which may also belong here , v. hafoc , dūn or denu , cf. William le Boteler 1293 Sydenham , Henry Botelere 1403Shaft .