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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.

Doghillgreen

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Doggehul c.1280 Dow
  • Doghull 1357 Eyre
  • Doghill 1642 Earw
  • Doghill Moor(e) 1720,1728 Dav
  • Dog-hill Green 1766 Dow

Etymology

Doghillgreen (101–910845), Doggehul c.1280Dow , Doghull 1357Eyre (p), Doghill 1642 Earw, Doghill Moor (e )1720, 1728Dav , Dog-hill Green 1766Dow , 'dog hill', v. dogga , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site