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Survey of English Place-Names

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Trul's Piece

Other OS name in the Parish of Sherborne

Historical Forms

  • terr' voc' Trylles 1540 MinAcct
  • Tull Elms piece 1622 Sherb
  • Turl's Lane & Turl's Piece 1777 EnclA

Etymology

, terr ' voc 'Trylles 1540MinAcct , Tull Elms piece 1622 Sherb, Turl 's Lane &Turl 's Piece 1777EnclA , Trull Fm . 1790 Will , probably a surname Trill , cf. Trillis (123supra ) .