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Redhorn Quay

Other OS name in the Parish of Studland

Historical Forms

  • Red Orde c.1586 Tres
  • Redhorn 1811 OS

Etymology

, Red Orde c. 1586 Tres, Redhorn 1811 OS , ' red point ' , v. rēad , ord , a small promontory on the shores of Poole Harbour SE of Jerry's Point supra which had the same second el . , cf. also Coke Orde , Richeman 's Orde infra ; for the substitution of -horn , cf. Ramshorn Lake in Corfe C . par . supra and Goathorn supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement