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Nills Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Pontesbury

Historical Forms

  • Knylls 1615 SBL6822
  • Knells 1641 PR(H)
  • The Knills 1752 ib
  • Nills 1783 ib
  • Knills Hill 1842 TA

Etymology

, 1842TA , Knylls 1615SBL 6822 , Knells 1641 PR(H) 12, The Knills 1752 ib, Nills 1783 ib, Knills Hill 1842TA , v. cnyll(e) ' hillock ' .