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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brandy Bay

Other OS name in the Parish of Tyneham

Etymology

, probably so called with reference to smuggling , cf. Arkell ( 1941 ) 36 who notes that ' there is a sequestered way up the cliff where kegs could be conveniently brought up ' .