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Pule Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Silkstone

Historical Forms

  • Pulehill 1420,1602 Edmunds
  • Puel(l) Hill 1665 Visit 1729 YDr

Etymology

, Pulehill 1420, 1602 Edmunds,Puel (l ) Hill 1665 Visit, 1729 YDr , ' pool hill ' , v. pōl , hyll , doubtless named from a small pool near the farm ; Puel reflects the dial . pronunciation of pool as [ puil ] , cf. Pool Hill 327infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site