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Earl's Hill (Coppice)

Other OS name in the Parish of Tarrant Gunville

Historical Forms

  • Earles hill 1618 Map
  • Earls Hill 1839 TA

Etymology

, Earles hill 1618Map , Earls Hill 1839TA , cf. Erleswod (e )1402–1421Rawl , Erliswod '1403Rawl , Yerleswod '1541Rawl , Erles Coppes 1542Rawl , v. eorl , hyll , wudu , copis ; the manor of Tarrant G . was held in turn by the earls of Gloucester and Hertford , of March , and of Cambridge , v. Hutch3 3451 .