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Charlton Hundred (Hundred in Berkshire)
'Hill of the peasants', v. ceorl , dūn . This was presumably the name of the meeting-place, which has not been
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Charlton (Parish in Wiltshire)
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Owlscastle (Early-attested site, Horsham, Sussex)
Owlscastle may have been one of the hiding places of the owlers who engaged in Surrey and Kent in the trade of smuggling wool or sheep out of England (v. SAC 24, 141 and
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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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Home Fm (Other OS name, Grove, Berkshire)
, in Charlton village
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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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New England Hill (Other OS name, Winkfield, Berkshire)
, 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )
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New England Wd (Other OS name, Shottesbrooke, Berkshire)
, on the parish boundary , v. 284
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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 . )
