Melbury Abbas
English
Etymology
Recorded as Meleberie in 1086 (DB), and Melbury Abbatisse in 1291, from Latin abbatissa (“abbess”) and its early possession by Shaftesbury Abbey.
Proper noun
Melbury Abbas
- A village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).
Related terms
- Itchen Abbas