Heedless William's Pond
Other OS name in the Parish of Stinsford
Historical Forms
- a place called Hedies Wiliam 1539 AOMB
- Heedless [vulgo Headless] William's Pond 1774 Hutch1
- lapidem voc' Heuedles Wiliam 1270 ChrP 1372
Etymology
, a place called Hedies Wiliam 1539AOMB (in bounds of Puddletown common),Heedless [vulgo Headless ] William 's Pond 1774 Hutch1, named fromlapidem voc ' Heuedles Wiliam 1270 (1372) ChrP ( in bounds of Puddletown par . supra ) , ' the stone called headless William ' ; this must refer to ' the remains of a cross ' noted in 1774 Hutch1 1487 and so marked 6 ″ just S of the pond on the par . bdy , v. hēafod-lēas , cf. HeadlessCross Ch 3218 ; the use of the pers. n. Will (i )am here is obscure .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bhompston Ctgs, Bhompston Fm
- Lr Bockhampton, Hr Bockhampton (Bldgs)
- Frome Whitfield, Frome Whitfield Fm, Frome Whitfield Ho
- Eglysham
- Kingston, Kingston Maurward
- Coker's Frome (Fm)
- Frome Cranchen
Other OS name
- Hollow Hill
- Limekiln Copse
- Long Coppice
- Manor Ho
- Melstock Club
- North Lodge
- Painter's Barn
- Pigeon Ho Barn, Pigeon Ho Copse
- The Plain
- Rushy Pond
- St Michael's Church
- St Nicholas's Church
- Slyer's Lane
- Snail Creep
- Square Coppice
- Stinsford Fm, Stinsford Ho, Stinsford Hill
- Thorncombe Wd
- Three Cornered Coppice
- Vicarage
- Weir
- Well Ho
- Badgers Copse
- Bhompston Heath
- Birkin Ho
- Black Bottom, Black Heath
- Bockhampton Bridge, Bockhampton Cross, Bockhampton Dairy Ho, Bockhampton Lane
- Church Lane
- Cuckoo Lane
- Drong
- East Hill or Ice Hill
- Eweleaze Barn
- Fanny's Land Plant.
- Fidler's Green
- Fish Pond
- Fishing Ctg
- Gorse Plant.
- Gravel Pit
- Hovels Barn
- Grey's Wd
- Kingston Dairy Ho, Kingston Park, Hr Kingston Fm
- Yellowham Barn