Place record MWX27 - Osmington Parish
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Summary
Osmington is recorded as a village in the Domesday Book. The field name 'Crocklynch' recorded in 1318 may indicate that pottery was manufactured here (Spoerry 1988).
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Osmington is recorded as a village in the Domesday Book as 'Osmentone'. (1)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 603.
- <1> SWX809 Article in serial: Spoerry, P. 1988. Documentary and other evidence for medieval and post-medieval ceramic production in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 110. 29-35. 33.
- <1.1> SWX972 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George. 52. 384pp. 216.
- <2> SWX8439 Monograph: Hinde, Thomas (Ed ). 2002. The Domesday Book: England's Heritage, then and now.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 725 835 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 084 000
Record last edited
Jul 4 2024 10:40AM
