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Den Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne Tomson

Historical Forms

  • Denwodforlange 1284 Cl
  • (anlang) standene 943 ShaftR(S490) 15

Etymology

, Denwodforlange 1284 Cl, v. denu 'valley', wudu,furlang; Fägersten 67 cites the bdy point (anlang ) standene 943(15) ShaftR (S 490) under this name , but cf. Forsberg 205 , v. under Almer par . supra .

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