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Survey of English Place-Names

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Piercing Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Theydon Bois

Historical Forms

  • Piershorne 1641 Fisher
  • Priors-horne Corner 1777 C

Etymology

is Pershern 1489, Peryshern , Perse heryn 15th Loughton,Piershorne 1641 Fisher, and Priors-horne Corner 1777 C . v. hyrne .

Places in the same Parish