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Meerhay Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Wootton Fitzpaine

Historical Forms

  • claus' voc' (Little) Meare, Mere Field 1577 Dun
  • Marehay 1811 OS
  • Marhay 1842 TAMap
  • Meerhay Estate & Meerhay Fd 1842 TA

Etymology

, claus ' voc ' (Little ) Meare , Mere Field 1577Dun , Marehay 1811 OS, Marhay 1842TAMap , Meerhay Estate & Meerhay Fd 1842TA , v. mere 1 ' pond ' , hay ; the farm lies beside a stream .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement