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Survey of English Place-Names

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Windle Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Neston

Historical Forms

  • Windle Hill 1728 Sheaf
  • Windhul 1259 Court
  • Wyndhull 1286 ChFor
  • Wyndhull 1318 Eyre
  • Wyndell 1400 ChRR 1612 Sheaf37
  • the Wind Milne Hill 1626 Sheaf
  • molendinum de Parua Neston 1340 ChFor

Etymology

Windle Hill (109–313775), Windle Hill 1728 Sheaf, Windhul 1259 Court (p), Wyndhull 1286ChFor (p), Wyndhull 1318Eyre (p), Wyndell 1400 ChRR (p), 1612 Sheaf3 7 (1441), 'windy hill', v. wind , hyll , cf. 224supra . It was the Wind Milne Hill 1626 Sheaf, site of molendinum de Parua Neston 1340ChFor , v. wind-mylne, hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site