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Woolslope Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of West Parley

Historical Forms

  • Woolslap 1811 OS

Etymology

, Woolslap 1811 OS , cf. Woolslap Bridge 1791 Boswell , possibly from wyll(a) ' spring, stream ' and an OE  *slæp ' mud,mire, marsh ' ( v. Löfvenberg 189 ) , later influenced by ModE slope ; the farm is by sloping ground and a small stream rises here to join Uddens Water .