Pighill and Pighill Lane
Early-attested site in the Parish of Beverley
Historical Forms
- Pighell 1598 FF 1698 YD
- Pighill als. Piggill 1606 FF
- Pighill Lane 1633 BevRent
Etymology
Pighill (6″) and Pighill Lane (6″), Pighell 1598 FF, 1698 YD, Pighill als. Piggill 1606 FF, Pighill Lane 1633BevRent . The modern pronunciation [pigəl] suggests that this is 'pig hill' and not the ME pighel which is found in Pea Hill supra 91.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Hampston Hill
- Queensgate
- Figham Bank
- Hurn
- Riding Fields
- Swinemoor Lane
- Westwood Mill
- Hoggard Ho
- Park Hill
- Weel Carr
- Weel Stone Carr