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Survey of English Place-Names

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  1. Tandridge Hundred (Hundred in Surrey)

    v. Tandridge infra 335. In 1651 (ParlSurv ) the court leets were held at a place called Undersnow . This, in a deed of 1656 (VCH iv, 252), is called Hundredsnow

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  2. Charlton Marshall (Parish in Dorset)

    Formerly a tithing and chapelry in Spettisbury par. infra (Hutch3 3284,

  3. Spook Hill (Early-attested site, Dorking, Surrey)

    Spokelande 1559 Norfolk

    Spook Hill (6″). Cf. Spokelande 1559Norfolk . It is impossible to say anything certain about the first element in this name. The history of the word

  4. St Pier's Fm and Lane (Early-attested site, Lingfield, Surrey)

    St Pierces Green 1765 R; Simpier Green 1823 Br

    St Pier's Fm and Lane (both 6″). Cf. St Pierces Green 1765 R, Simpier Green 1823 Br. So

  5. Sussex Fm (Early-attested site, Send with Ripley, Surrey)

    Sussex Fm is so named in 1823 (G). According to M and B (iii, 108), lands in Sussex and in Send were conveyed in 1674 to John Caryll of Goodwood and others. In 1688 these

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  6. All Saints Church (Other OS name, Langton Long Blandford, Dorset)

    the church of All Saints, Langeblaneford' 1333 Pat; 'a chantry in the chapel of St Thomas in the parish church of Langeblaneford' 1391 ib; Church Fd 1839 TA; 'the church of Lytelton' 1421 Hutch3; Chapel Cl 1839 TA…

    , cf . ' the church of All Saints , Langeblaneford '1333 Pat , 'a chantry in the chapel of St

  7. Bently Cottages and Copse (Other OS name, Shere with Gomshall, Surrey)

    ( 6 ″ ) . Bentley field , Copse and Pond are marked on an estate map of 1812 ( penes Mr R. B . Bray ) , v. beonet , leah

  8. Bottom Barn (Other OS name, West Compton, Dorset)

    Gt Bottom Fd, Long Bottom Grd, Bottom Mead 1841 ib

    , cf. Gt Bottom Fd , Long Bottom Grd , Bottom Mead 1841ib , v. botm , cf. Combe in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  9. Chalk Pit (Other OS name, Melbury Bubb, Dorset)

    Pit Grd 1839 TA; de la Putte 1286 FF; Wollecoumbe 1314 Pat; atte Putte 1327, 1332 SR…

    , cf. Pit Grd 1839TA , v. pytt ; earlier references that may belong here are Robert de la Putte 1286 FF ( held land in Vlecumb ) ,

  10. Charlton Ho & Charlton Manor (Other OS name, Charlton Marshall, Dorset)

    ( perhaps to be associated with the manor of Charlton Parva supra , cf. Manor Fm infra )

  11. Charlton on the Hill (Other OS name, Charlton Marshall, Dorset)

    , a hamlet only 50 ′ above the village itself

  12. Clayhanger (Other OS name, Abbotsbury, Dorset)

    pastur' de Cleydiche 1404 Ilch

    , ' clayey wooded slope ' from clǣg and hangra , but perhaps transferred from one of the several places so called in England , cf. pastur ' de

  13. Fossil Forest (Other OS name, West Lulworth, Dorset)

    , a coastal feature ( v. Chatwin 35 , plate VI B )

  14. Hog Hatch (Other OS name, Farnham, Surrey)

    [ hɔgidʒ ] is Hoghache 1570, MinAcct , Hoggage 1749 B . v. hæcc

  15. Hogden Fm (Other OS name, Little Bookham, Surrey)

    Hogden Lane 1749 B

    ( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Hogden Lane 1749 B

  16. Manor Fm (Other OS name, Charlton Marshall, Dorset)

    ( 2 × ) ; one is near to Birch Cl supra , the other to Charlton Manor supra

  17. New England (Other OS name, Derby Hills, Derbyshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) , 1771EnclA , v. infra 759

  18. Rest Harrow (Other OS name, Cann, Dorset)

    , no doubt the plant name restharrow , cf. Cammic Hill in B . Weston par . supra

  19. Snow's Down (Other OS name, Langton Long Blandford, Dorset)

    , from the family of George Snow who held the manor of Langton Long B . a1800Hutch3

  20. St Leonard's Chapel (Other OS name, Blandford Forum, Dorset)

    'the hospital of St Leonard juxta Blandford' 1420 ib 1 283

    , ' a ruinedecclesiastical building, now used as a barn ' ( 1861 Hutch3 1241 ) , cf . 'the hospital of St Leonard juxta