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Eller Gill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Ellergill(e), Ellergylle 1310 1567,1572 NB 1823 M

Etymology

Eller Gill, Ellergill (e ), Ellergylle 1310 HMC x, 322, Whitby, 1567, 1572 NB 489, 585et freq to 1823 M. 'Alder-tree ravine', v. elri , gil , cf. Ellergill (ii, 35supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement