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

1. 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