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.

Cutting Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bennington

Historical Forms

  • Cuttedene 1296 SR
  • Cuttedenestrate 15th AD
  • Cuddens, Cuddensgrove 1556 AOMB

Etymology

Cutting Hill is Cuttedene 1296SR (p), Cuttedenestrate 15thAD , Cuddens , Cuddensgrove 1556AOMB . The forms are too late for any interpretation of the name to be safe.