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.

Hungrill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolton by Bowland

Historical Forms

  • Hungerhil(l) l.12 Sawl34d 1642 PRBlt
  • Hungirhil(l) 1319 Sawl45d
  • Vngirhill 13 ib
  • Hunkerhill Hy3 Puds
  • Honggaryl 15 ib
  • Hungrill 1659 WillS 1682 PRBlt

Etymology

Hungrill, Hungerhil (l )l. 12Sawl 34det freq to 1642 PRBlt, Hungirhil (l )1319Sawl 45d, Vngirhill 13 ib 45, Hunkerhill Hy 3 Puds, Honggaryl 15 ib, Hungrill 1659 WillS, 1682 PRBlt. 'Hill with poor pasture', v. hungor , hyll , a very common p.n. and f.n.