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Survey of English Place-Names

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Top ( e ) hull

Field in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • Top ( e ) hull 1258 For 1275 RH
  • Topenhull 1838 TA 1332 SR 1343 For
  • Tepenhil 1338 For
  • Toppenell ' 1838 TA
  • Topnills 1609 LRMB

Etymology

Top(e)hull 1258(p), 1275(p), Topenhull 1292, 1332, 1343 all(p), Tepenhil 1338(p), Toppenell' 1501, Topnills 1609('Toppa's hill', froman unrecorded OE  pers.n. Toppa assumed by Ekwall for Topcliffe YN,and hyll)