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Charlton (Parish in Wiltshire)
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Mountstephen Ho (Early-attested site, Halberton, Devon)
Whether the family was of local origin we cannot say. The place is on a hill. The form suggests that the name was coined in England and not in
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Castle Copse (Other OS name, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire)
is so named in 1697 (Wilton ) . There are some entrenchments here ( H . C . B . )
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Furze Coppice (Other OS name, North Savernake, Wiltshire)
Fuzzey Coppice Hill
. Cf. Fuzzey Coppice Hill ib. It represents the medieval assart of Isbury supra 300 ( H . C . B . )
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King's Corner (Other OS name, Pewsey, Wiltshire)
( 6 ″ ) is so named in 1820 (G) . It marks the turn of the Forest boundary ( H . C . B . )
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Marshrow (Other OS name, Exminster, Devon)
( 6 ″ ) is Marshbrowe 1611, Marshrowe 1671Recov . The b is probably a clerical error . The place lies in flat land by the Exe
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Sinks Beck (Other OS name, Holme East Waver, Cumberland)
Sinkes yeate 1635 Ct
( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Sinkes yeate 1635Ct . Sink is probably used here in the sense of ' drain, sewer , ' v. NED s. v. sink sb . , 1 b
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The Vennel (Other OS name, Wilton, Wiltshire)
( local ) is the old name for the road to Netherhampton across Wilton Park . It is the word vennel ( OFr venelle ) in common use in Northern England for
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Whiteshard Bottom (Other OS name, Mildenhall, Wiltshire)
White shurde 1591 WM vi
. Cf. White shurde 1591 WM vi . v. sceard , ' gap , ' and infra 445 . There is a long dyke which crosses this bottom in chalky ground ( H . C . B
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Wilbury Ho (Other OS name, Newton Tony, Wiltshire)
Wilbury Hill 1773 A and D
. Cf. Wilbury Hill 1773 A and D . There are traces of a camp to the west of the house ( H . C . B . )
