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.

Hell Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • Hell Hill 1686 Terrier c.1832 Yarb
  • hell hyll 1547 GrimsCLeet
  • Hell hill c.1600 GrimsMap(PRO)
  • hellhill 1634 Terrier
  • Ellyll Hills (sic) a1825 Oliver

Etymology

Hell Hill (lost), Hell Hill 1686Terrier , c.1832Yarb , hell hyll 1547GrimsCLeet , Hell hill c.1600GrimsMap (PRO ), hellhill 1634Terrier , Ellyll Hills (sic)a1825 Oliver (Plan), perhaps cf. Helle 1457TCC ; presumably a derogatory name; according to Oliver 29 (1825) “The three mounds at Ellyll contain together about three acres - each being about 800 feet long by 600 feet broad; the perpendicular height being not more than six feet”.