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Cadbum — K. Cad, battle. Bwr, an entrenchment — Battle 

 entrenchments, or Battle Barn. 



Frisnal Hill — K. Fris, raised up, Cnwc, a knoll or hill ; also 

 called Frizen Hill. The farm in the valley below is called 

 Knoll Leayes. 



Pixon House — K. Pegwn, a cone, a beacon, a house on a hill, 

 or from Pixie, a fairy. Pixen may be the plural of Pixie, as 

 chicken is the plural of chick. Pixen, a house guarded by 

 good fairies. 



Pucklechurch— D.D.B. Pulchercirk, Pulchricurh — Fair church 

 or G. Boc, Bocan, a goblin. K. Pvvea, a fiend — a church erected 

 on the spot of the ancient pagan worship, as many churches were. 



Rocks— A.S. Fr. Eoc, Roche; It. Rocca. K. Rhug, a rock, a 

 jjrojection. 



Slad — G. Sleabh (pronounced Sleav), the face of a hill. 



Sherrel — G. Sgeir, a rock, a cliff, Soilleir, clear — clean fountain, 

 formed like Sherborne and Sherwell, means clear fountain or well. 



Toghill — G. Tog, to build. K. Togi, to extend — an extended or 

 elongated hill. 



Tylands — K. Tyle, an ascent, or Ty, a house— house lands or 

 steep lands. 



* Swine-ford and Swine-head — May be derived from the A.S. 

 Swine, or Gaelic Suaineach, a Swede, or from Sweyns, a proper 

 name, or K. Swyd — what extends over, dread — dreadford. 



* Hays — A.S. an enclosure. 



Wolestor — K. Uwch, high, twr, a tower — high tower. 



Aber Rocks — K. Aber, a confluence, Rhych, ridge — ^meeting of 

 the ridges. 



Wedmore — K. Gwaed, blood, Mawr, great — great slaughter oi 

 blood. 



Ockey— K. Ogof, a cave ; Ty, a house or dwelling (Ty and By, 

 synonym ; See Taylor, on Words). 



