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Horner Hill, Hr East Horner Fm & Lr East Horner Fm, East Horner Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stockland

Historical Forms

  • Esthorner 1547 SR
  • East Harner 1606 PND
  • Harner Hill (Turbary), East Harner Fd & East Harner Md 1844 TA

Etymology

Horner Hill (ST 250020), Hr East Horner Fm & Lr East Horner Fm, East Horner Lane, Esthorner 1547SR , East Harner 1606 PN D, Harner Hill (Turbary ), East Harner Fd & East Harner Md 1844TA , possibly 'horn-shaped ridge' from horn and ōra 1 ; this distinctive elongated hill reaches 724′.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement