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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dodpen Fm & Dodpen Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Wootton Fitzpaine

Historical Forms

  • Dodpen 1811 OS
  • Dodpin Cmn 1843 TA(WhitchurchC.)

Etymology

, Dodpen 1811 OS, Dodpin Cmn 1843TA (Whitchurch C.) ; the farm lies on sloping ground below Dodpen Hill ( 600 ′ ) , from dodde ' rounded hill-top ' , second el . probably penn 1 ' hill ' , cf. Penn infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement