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Rough Down Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Wootton Fitzpaine

Historical Forms

  • Roughe Downe, claus' voc' Ruffedowns 1577 Dun
  • Rough Down 1842 TA

Etymology

named from ( Neather , Over ) Roughe Downe , claus ' voc ' Ruffedowns 1577Dun , Rough Down 1842TA , v. rūh , dūn ; the lane forms the par . bdy with Catherston Lew . , cf. the note s.n. the lost Cernedun in that par . supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement