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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hugglepit

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clovelly

Historical Forms

  • Hokilpit(h) 1287 Ass 1330 SR
  • Hokylputt 1333 SR
  • Hoculpytt 1384 Exon

Etymology

This may be a compound of OE  hoc, hyll and pytt . The farm is situated on a high spur of land above a deep valley. Blomé (27) quotes the parallel hochylle from KCD 793 and 800.