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.

White Ground Lake

Other OS name in the Parish of Studland

Historical Forms

  • White Ground 1811 OS

Etymology

, White Ground 1811 OS , a channel in Poole Harbour , with ground probably in the sense of ' the solid bottom or earthunderlying the sea or other water ' ( NED s.v. sense 2 ) , v. hwīt , grund , lacu , cf. Middle Ground in Arne par . infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement