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Near Hough Hill, Hough Hill, Hough Hill Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Nigher Hough Hill, Hough Hill 1831 Bry
  • Lower Hough Hill 1850 TAMap

Etymology

, Nigher Hough Hill , Hough Hill 1831 Bry, Lower Hough Hill 1850TAMap , ' prominent hill ' , v. hōh , hyll , cf. Broadbent Fold supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement