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Blakemore Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Wickwar

Historical Forms

  • Bla(c)kemore(s)hall, Bla(c)kemore(s)lane 1393 Ass 1649 GR340a

Etymology

, 1830 M , Bla (c )kemore (s )hall , Bla (c )kemore (s )lane 1393Ass , 1649GR 340a , ' black moor ' , v. blæc ( obl . blacan ) , mōr .