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White Down (Coppice)

Other OS name in the Parish of Wootton Glanville

Historical Forms

  • Whitedowne 1424 Weld1
  • Whytedo(u)n' 1439,1440 Weld1
  • le Whit(e)doun' 1445,1448 Weld1
  • Whitdowne 1553 PlR
  • Upr White Down, Lr White Down, White Down, White Down (or Parsons) Coppice 1838 TA

Etymology

, Whitedowne 1424Weld 1, Whytedo (u )n '1439, 1440Weld 1, le Whit (e )doun '1445, 1448Weld 1,Whitdowne 1553PlR , Upr White Down , Lr White Down , White Down , White Down (or Parsons ) Coppice 1838TA , v. hwīt , dūn , presumably a reference to chalky soil .