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Melbury Abbas
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Meleberie in 1086 (DB), and Melbury Abbatisse in 1291, from en la abbatissa abbess and its early possession by Shaftesbury Abbey.
Proper noun
1
en village/and/cpar (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north co/Dorset cc/England OS grid ref ST8820.
Related terms
en Itchen Abbas
en Melbury Osmond