English Place-name Society

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.

Quab Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Hendred

Historical Forms

  • Le Squabbe 1410 WAM
  • Le Quabbe 15th VCHiv,367
  • Quabhill Furlong, Quabway 1628 SpecCom
  • The Quobb 1654 WAM
  • Le Quobb 17th VCHiv,367
  • North Quabb and South Quabb 1842 TA

Etymology

Quab Hill, Le Squabbe 1410WAM , Le Quabbe 15th VCH iv, 367, Quabhill Furlong , Quabway 1628SpecCom , The Quobb 1654WAM , Le Quobb 17th VCH iv, 367, North Quabb and South Quabb 1842TA (Steventon), v. cwabba 'marsh'. For the S - of the first spelling cf. Scutchamer infra , and Squabbs (f.n.) Pt 1193.