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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lilymoor Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Wambrook

Historical Forms

  • prat' voc' Lillyemores Meade, claus' voc' Lyllyemore 1550 Midd
  • Lilley Moor 1844 TA

Etymology

, prat ' voc ' Lillyemores Meade ,claus ' voc ' Lyllyemore 1550Midd , Lilley Moor 1844TA , origin uncertain ; the first part of the name may be the ME  surname Lilie ( cf. Lily Bank Firs 2247 ) or a p.n. , ' little enclosure ' from lȳtel and (ge)hæg ( cf. Lillyhays Coppice 191 , Lilley Brook Gl 297 , Lilly Ess 396 ) .