Gibbet Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Churchover
Historical Forms
- Loseby's Gibbet 1729 B
- Pelgrimslowe c.1350 Dugd13
Etymology
Gibbet Hill is called Loseby 's Gibbet (1729 B) and is to be identified with Pelgrimslowe (c. 1350 Dugd 13), i.e. 'pilgrim's barrow.' Originally Watling Street here went round a large tumulus but when the road was turnpiked it was cut away (Dugdale 11, Duignan 61).