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Survey of English Place-Names

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Clenstone Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne Clenston

Historical Forms

  • Little Clenstone Fm 1690 Hutch3
  • Upper Clenston farm 1770 ib
  • Charity Fm 1811 OS

Etymology

, Little Clenstone Fm 1690 Hutch3, Upper Clenston farm 1770 ib, Charity Fm 1811OS , perhaps to be identified with Higher Clenston , v. foll. , par . name and Winterborne Phelpston supra ; this farm , together with nearby woodland , belonged to ' Williams's Charity ' on which v. Hutch3 1236–7 , cf. prec.