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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hinton Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Oldland

Historical Forms

  • Henton 1267,1352 FF 1542 LP
  • Henton Green 1830 M

Etymology

Hinton Green, Henton 1267, 1352FF , 1542 LP, Henton Green 1830 M. '(At) the high farmstead', v. hēah (wk.obl. hēan ), tūn ; cf. Hinton (49supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement