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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thwaite Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Whaithill 1693 ib
  • Whate Hill 1812 ib

Etymology

, 1721 PR , Whaithill 1693 ib, Whate Hill 1812 ib , v. þveit ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name