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Eddystone Rocks
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Men Gorthfros
(KW)
Type:
Coastal Feature
Parish:
Maker-with-Rame
Hundred:
East Wivelshire
Elements:
fros
Meaning:
current
gorth
Meaning:
opposed, contrary
men
Meaning:
stone
Elements notes:
men 'stone' + froth 'opposed' + fros 'current, flow'
Historic forms:
A ship wrecked upon Ediston 1405 {full version from Oliver} Ydy-stone 1453 Ede-stone 1478 A rok called Edestone 1478 {full version from Oliver} Edie-stone 1584 Ide-stone 1586 Ide-stone 1587 Edie-stone 1590 Edy-stone 1590 Ide-stone 1590 Ede-stone 1590 Ide-stone 1590 Ide-stone 1594 Idy-stone 1599 Edi-stone 1604 Ide-stone 1607 Edi-stone 1623 Eddi-stone 1623 Edyn-stone 1625 Edye-stone 1636 Ide-stone 1640 Edi-stone 1646 Ide-stone 1646 Edi-stone 1660 Eddy-stone 1664 Edi-stone 1670 Ide-stone 1676 Eddy-stone 1693 Eddy-stone 1694 Ide-stone 1695 Edy-stone 1699 Eddy-stone 1701-2 Eddy-stone 1704 Edy-stone 1704 Edy-stone 1705 Edy-stone 1706 Eddy-stone 1706 Eddy-stone 1707 Edi-stone 1707 Eddy-stone 1708 Eddy-stone 1708-9 Edy-stone 1709 Eddi-stone 1710 Eddi-stone 1713 Eddy-stone 1716 Eddy-stone 1720 Edy-stone 1722 Ide-stone 1722 Eddi-stone 1722 Eddy-stone 1724 Edy-stone 1724 Edy-stone 1729 Eddy-stone 1730-1 Eddi-stone 1731 Edy-stone 1733 Eddi-stone 1736 Eddy-stone 1737 Eddy-stone 1739 Eddi-stone 1742 Eddy-stone 1745 Edy-stone 1745 Edy-stone 1748 Eddi-stone 1748 Edi-stone 1750 Eddy-stone 1755 Eddy-stone 1755 Edy-stone 1755 Edi-stone 1755 Edy-stone 1756 Eddy-stone 1756 Eddy-stone 1757 Eddi-stone 1757 Eddy-stone 1758 Eddy-stone 1759 Ede-stone 1759 Edy-stone 1762 Eddy-stone 1764 Edi-stone 1764 Edi-stone 1768 Eddy-stone 1769 Eddy-stone 1770 Eddy-stone 1774 Edi-stone 1774 Eddy-stone 1776-9 Edi-stone 1778 Eddy-stone 1781 Eddy-stone 1788 Ide-stone 1789 Edi-stone 1791 Edy-stone 1791 Eddy-stone 1797 Eddi-stone 1799 Edystone 1826