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Huish Pit

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne Zelstone

Historical Forms

  • on anne water pet, of þane pitte 943 ShaftR(S490) 15

Etymology

, possibly to be identified with on anne water pet ,of þane pitte 943 (15) ShaftR (S 490) in the OE  bounds ofMapperton in Almer par. supra , v. wæter , pytt , Huish supra .