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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mutlow (Hill)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wendens Ambo

Historical Forms

  • Motelawe 1316,1317,1323 EASxvi
  • Mothlowschot 1438 Rental

Etymology

Mutlow (Hill) (6″) is Motelawe 1316, 1317, 1323 EAS xvi, Mothlowschot 1438Rental . 'Assembly hill,' v. (ge)mot, hlaw .There was once a barrow here. This place, quite close to Uttlesford Bridge, was the meeting-place of the hundred.v. Addenda supra lxii.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement