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Survey of English Place-Names

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  1. Charlton Abbots (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  2. Charlton Kings (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  3. Charlton Marshall (Parish in Dorset)

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

  4. Nineveh (Early-attested site, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire)

    Nineveh is so named in 1830 (O.S.). This type of name is to be found in nearly all English counties. In Warwickshire we have New York, Canada, Bermuda, Labrador, Newfoundland, New

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  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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 ) ,

  8. 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 )

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

    , a hamlet only 50 ′ above the village itself

  10. Charlton Park (Other OS name, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire)

    , 1830 M , v. park

  11. 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

  12. Cuttle and Cuttle Bridge (Other OS name, Long Itchington, Warwickshire)

    Cuttole AD iii; Cuttle brook 1725 B; Cutwell, Cuttle close, Cuttle brook, Cuttle lane 1761 EnclA

    . Cf. Cuttole n.d. AD iii , Cuttle brook 1725 B , Cutwell , Cuttle close , Cuttle brook , Cuttle lane 1761EnclA . v.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. St Mary's Drove (Other OS name, Blandford St Mary, Dorset)

    , from prec. V Plant . and . , cf. B Plant . supra

  19. The Belt (Other OS name, Blandford St Mary, Dorset)

    , v. belt . B Plant . , like V Plant . and Y Plant . infra , named from its shape

  20. Three Bridge Fm and Waterloo Fm (Other OS name, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) are so named c. 1830 (O.S.) . The latter is a very common farm - name in England , from the battle in 1815 . Cf. Portobello Fminfra 306