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Blakeney Walk

Other OS name in the Parish of East Dean

Etymology

, 1844Comm , v. prec. ; ME  walke ( occurring in other parts of the Forest of Dean ) denoted ' a path in the forest ' , or ( in a more technical sense ) ' a division of a forest in charge of a forester ' ; the Forest of Dean was divided into walks or districts ( cf. BG xliii, 69 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement