English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

France Ctgs, France Down & France Firs, France Oaks Coppice

Other OS name in the Parish of Stourpaine

Historical Forms

  • Furze Down 1811 OS

Etymology

( 1840ib , Furze Down 1811 OS ) , cf. France Mdw 1837TA , from France Fmsupra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement