Worth Matravers

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9777).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9777).

Origin

Manorial affix from the Mautravers family of the 14th century.

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