English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hemley Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saunderton

Historical Forms

  • Hemmeberg 1227 FF
  • Hemleyhill 1639 Terr

Etymology

OE  Hemman-beorg , 'Hemma's hill,' v. beorg . The modern Hemley suggests that there was also a leah named after Hemma .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement