Ovinghill (Fm)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodham
Historical Forms
- Woving Hill c.1718 L.i
Etymology
The forms are too late to do much with. Oving is not far away and it may be that Ovinghill has something to do with it.In that case the w is a dial. development. Cf. Oakley and Hawridge supra for a similar spelling. Such a pronunciation is common in Bucks (EDG 207–8).