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.

Hull

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Hull(e) c.1200 c.1220 Orm2
  • Hull(e) iuxta Apelton 1288 Court
  • le Hull(e) 1334 VR
  • Hull(e) infra Appleton 1630 ChRR
  • Hul 1260 Court
  • Hille l13 LRODx 1452 CoLegh
  • le Hille 1400 Pat
  • Hyll(e) 1414 Plea

Etymology

'The hill', v. hyll . This was the name of a hamlet which included the eminence at Hill Cliff(e), Hill Firs, Hillfoot and Hillside infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site