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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Clayhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westoning

Historical Forms

  • Clayhull 1460 ADiii

Etymology

'The soil (of Westoning) is varied, on a subsoil of strong clay' (VCH iii. 451).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement