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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dowgill

Other OS name in the Parish of Morland

Historical Forms

  • Dewgillhead (sic) 1636 ib
  • Tougill 1687 ib
  • Dougill 1692 ib
  • Dougal 1799 EnclA

Etymology

, 1648 PR , Dewgillhead (sic)1636 ib, Tougill 1687 ib, Dougill 1692 ib, Dougal 1799EnclA probably ' ravine frequented by pigeons ' ( v. dūfe , gil ) or the ME  pers.n. or surname Dowe , cf. Dowgill (i, 33supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site