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.

Rill and Westbrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • atte Hille 1333 SR
  • Westebrok 1281 Ass

Etymology

Rill and Westbrook were the homes of Robert atte Hille (1333SR ) and John de Westebrok (1281Ass ). Cf. Rill infra 606.