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Survey of English Place-Names

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Beacon Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Runcorn

Historical Forms

  • Runcorn Hill 1831 Bry
  • The Beetle Rock 1842 OS

Etymology

, Runcorn Hill 1831 Bry, site of The Beetle Rock 1842 OS , ' the overhangingrock ' , v. NED s.v. beetle ' to project, to overhang ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site