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Harbin's Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Tarrant Gunville

Historical Forms

  • parcus…de Tarente Gundeuile 1280 Ass
  • bosc'…voc' la Park' de Goundevile 1423 Rawl
  • bosc' domine voc' la Parke 1470 ib
  • Parke of Gunville 1563 Hutch3
  • Gunfield Parke 1618 Map
  • Gunville Park 1811 OS

Etymology

, formerly parcusde Tarente Gundeuile 1280Ass , bosc '…voc ' la Park 'de Goundevile 1423Rawl , bosc ' domine voc ' la Parke 1470ib ,Parke of Gunville 1563 Hutch3, Gunfield Parke 1618Map ,Gunville Park 1811 OS , cf. subbosc '…in parco 1320MinAcct , 'park of Tarente '1398 Pat , Parke yeat coppis 1535Rawl , Park Cops '1541Glyn , Park Pleck 1839TA , v. park , geat , copis plek , par . name supra , cf. Gunville Park supra . The present name of the park is from the family of Harbin which possessed the manor of Tarrant G . in the 18th cent. (Hutch3 3452) , cf . ' Here is a small seat and park belonging to the Harbins'(Hutch1 2165) . For further references to this park , the best preserved of Dorset 's medieval deer parks , v. Cantor & Wilson4170–2 .