English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Ochill Barn & Ochill Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne Houghton

Historical Forms

  • cops called Okhilds 1603 Weld2
  • Oxhill Wd 1838 TA

Etymology

, cops called Okhilds 1603Weld 2,Oxhill Wd 1838TA , probably ' oak-tree hill ' from āc and hyll .