Boys Hill (Drove)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holnest
Historical Forms
- Boynlane (sic) 1464 Digby
- Boy(e)slane 1474,1491,1531 Digby 1569–74 Map
- claus' voc' Boyes 1552 Shepherd2
- boyes hill 1569–74 Map
- Boies Hill' 1582 Digby
- Boyshill 1620 Pitt 1698 Digby
- Boishill 1677 ib
- Boy(e)s Hill 1696 ib
- Boys Hill Lane 1845 TA
Etymology
Boys Hill (Drove) (ST 673102), Boynlane (sic)1464Digby , Boy (e )slane 1474, 1491, 1531Digby , 1569–74 Map, claus ' voc ' Boyes 1552Shepherd 2, boyes hill 1569–74Map , Boies Hill '1582Digby , Boyshill 1620Pitt , 1698Digby , Boishill 1677ib , Boy (e )s Hill 1696ib et passim , Boys Hill Lane 1845TA , cf. Boyscrose 1464Digby , named from the family of Adam Boye , William Boye 1314 Pat, William de Boys 1327SR , Hugh le Boys , William le Boys 1332 SR (taxed under Haydon), v. lane , hyll , cros(s).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Back Drove Copse
- Belt Plant.
- Berkeley's Plant.
- Binnie's Coppice
- Boddel's Bridge, Boddel's Plant.
- Bunter's Copse
- Burn's Shrubbery
- Burton Hill Plant., Burton Hill Wd
- Chaffey's Copse
- Church Bridge
- Davis's Plant.
- Dubbin's Fm
- Dunn's Bridge, Dunn's Copse, Dunn's Fm
- Dyer's Fm
- Elm Fm
- Elsworth Piece
- Gallpits Gorse
- Gordon's Gorse
- Gravel Pit Plant., Gravel Pits Wd
- Great Common
- Higher Common (Plant.)
- Holmbush Plant.
- Hr Holnest
- Holnest Lodge
- Holnest Park
- Home Covert
- The Kennels
- Long Plant.
- Mackey's Copse
- New Plant.
- Openfold Copse
- Osmond Fm
- Pound Drove Copse
- Rye Water Fm
- St Mary's Church
- Seven Ash Cmn, Seven Ash Fm
- Six Acre Copse
- Hr Sweethills
- White House Cmn, White House Fm, White House Lane, White House Plant.