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.

High Bankhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkoswald

Historical Forms

  • Alta bankhyll c.1545 CWxiv
  • Iban(c)khill 1568 LRMB
  • Highbankhill 1738 CWxiv

Etymology

Alta bankhyll c. 1545 CW xiv, Iban (c )khill 1568LRMB , Highbankhill 1738 CW xiv.