Sunhills
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashwell
Historical Forms
- Swynewelle 1327 Ct
- Swynewellehul 1347 ib
- Sonwell 1338 Pat
- Sonewelle 1346 Ass
- Swynewellehille, Sonwellhull, Swenewelle Quarre 1406 Ct
- Sunwell 1509 FF
Etymology
Sunhills (TA ) is Swynewelle 1327Ct , Swynewellehul 1347 ib., Sonwell 1338 Pat, Sonewelle 1346Ass , Swynewellehille , Sonwellhull , Swenewelle Quarre 1406Ct , Sunwell 1509 FF. 'Swine well or spring,' v. wielle . Cf. Sunthorpe (PN ERY 16–7).