English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hill

Historical Forms

  • Hilla 1086 DB
  • Hill(e), Hyll(e) 1248 Ass 1428 Aug 1517 InqEncl 1606 FF
  • Hulla, Hull(e) 1154–89 Berk 1210–12 RBE 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1690 M
  • Hull(e) juxta Berkele 1316 Orig
  • Hull(e) als. Hyll 1571 FF

Etymology

'The hill', v. hyll . The church stands on a prominent hill rising 140 ft out of the plain.