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Survey of English Place-Names

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Boars Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wootton

Historical Forms

  • Boreshulla a.1170 Abingdon c.1200 c.1180 13th ib
  • Boreshill' 1247–8 Ass
  • Boreshulle 1327 SR 1396–7 ObAcc
  • Bose-hill or Bois-hill 1728 LN
  • Bours Hill 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Boars Hill, Boreshulla a. 1170 (c. 1200) Abingdon, c. 1180 (13th) ib, Boreshill '1247–8Ass , Boreshulle 1327SR (p), 1396–7 ObAcc, Bose-hill or Bois-hill 1728 LN(appendix), Bours Hill 1761 Rocque, 'hill of the boar', v. bār 2 , hyll . Eversden C 159 has the same meaning.