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Survey of English Place-Names

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  1. 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

  2. Charlton Marshall (Parish in Dorset)

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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 ) ,

  6. 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 )

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

    , a hamlet only 50 ′ above the village itself

  8. 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

  9. England Lane (Other OS name, Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    , 1844TA

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

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

  11. Hall Clough (Other OS name, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    Hallefeld 1525 WCR 2d

    , cf. Hallefeld 1525WCR 2d , Hall B . 1771 M , v. hall , clōh , feld

  12. Home Fm (Other OS name, Grove, Berkshire)

    , in Charlton village

  13. Longsight Lane (Other OS name, Cheadle, Cheshire)

    ( 101–869844 ) . This is a straight stretch of road 300 yards in length , providing a long ' sight ' or view , in the sense used in surveying etc . , v.

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

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

  15. New England Hill (Other OS name, Winkfield, Berkshire)

    , 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )

  16. New England Wd (Other OS name, Shottesbrooke, Berkshire)

    , on the parish boundary , v. 284

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

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

  18. 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

  19. 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

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

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