Boars Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wootton
Historical Forms
- Boreshulla a.1170 Abingdon c.1200 c.1180 13th ib
- Boreshill' 1247–8 Ass
- Boreshulle 1327 SR 1396–7 ObAcc
- Bose-hill or Bois-hill 1728 LN
- Bours Hill 1761 Rocque
Etymology
Boars Hill, Boreshulla a. 1170 (c. 1200) Abingdon, c. 1180 (13th) ib, Boreshill '1247–8Ass , Boreshulle 1327SR (p), 1396–7 ObAcc, Bose-hill or Bois-hill 1728 LN(appendix), Bours Hill 1761 Rocque, 'hill of the boar', v. bār 2 , hyll . Eversden C 159 has the same meaning.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Elcot Lo
- Fox Inn
- The Heath
- Hedderby's
- Middleway Fm
- Prospect Pk
- Stone's Fm
- Rosemary Island
- Tommy's Heath
- West Gardens
- Whitebarn
- White Cross
- Wootton Heath
- Wootton Cottages and Wootton Rd
- Youlbury Wd and Youlbury Pond
- Berrymere Copse
- Blackhill Copse
- Brasenose
- Broom Hill Copse
- Fishes P.H.
- Hill Crest
- Jarn Mound
- Manor Fm
- Mayo's Fm
- The Parsonage
- Pewit Ho
- Pickett's Heath Fm
- Starveall Fm
- Uplands
- Sandleigh
- Upper Youlbury Heath