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.

Fore Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Maiden Newton

Historical Forms

  • Altmt under Fore Hill, Altmt under Forehill, Fore Hills, Forehill Cl, Fore Hill Cl 1837 ib

Etymology

, Altmt under Fore Hill , Altmt under Forehill ,Fore Hills , Forehill Cl , Fore Hill Cl 1837ib , v. fore ' prominent, juttingforward ' .