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Survey of English Place-Names

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Blackpennywall Green & Blackpennywall Well

Other OS name in the Parish of West Dean

Historical Forms

  • Blakbery Wall 1633 SPDom

Etymology

( 1770Comm ) , Blakbery Wall 1633SPDom 19 , ' well near the blackberry bush ' , OE  blæc -berige , v. wælla ' well ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement