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Williamscot Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Wardington

Etymology

. Dr Loveday informs us that this is known locally as Kalabergo 's Hill after an Italian travelling jeweller who was murdered there by his nephew in 1852 . The story is told in Shoemaker 's Window by George Herbert ( Oxford 1948 ) , p. 88 .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement