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Bullocks Haste Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Cottenham

Historical Forms

  • Bullocks Harst 1596 Christ's
  • Bullocks Hast 1636 BedL

Etymology

is Bullocks Harst 1596Christ 's , Bullocks Hast 1636BedL . haste , harst are dialectal forms of haslet , a common dialect term for the lights of an animal , especially a pig .