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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Decoy, Decoy Heath, Decoy Ho, Old Decoy Pond

Other OS name in the Parish of Wareham Lady St Mary & St Martin

Historical Forms

  • Decoy 1811 OS
  • Decoy Pond 1846 TA(Morden)

Etymology

( Decoy 1811 OS, Decoy Pond 1846TA (Morden) ) ( 1811 OS ) ( 1811 OS ) ( 1846TA (Morden) ) , from decoy ' pool with netted approaches for the capture of wildfowl ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement