Sperberry Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ippollitts
Historical Forms
- (in) campo de Speleburwe 1203 FF
- Spelburwe 13th Wymondley
- Spelbrowgh, Spelbrowgh way 15th AddCh
- Spylbrokehyll 1550 Pat
- Spilborough Hill t.Ed6 Chantry
Etymology
Sperberry Hill (6″) is (in ) campo de Speleburwe 1203FF , Spelburwe 13thWymondley , Spelbrowgh , Spelbrowgh way 15thAddCh , Spylbrokehyll 1550 Pat, Spilborough Hill t. Ed 6 Chantry. 'Hill of speech,' v. beorg and cf. Spelhoe Hundred (PN Nth 131). It was probably the meeting place of the half-hundred of Hitchin.We may compare Spelsbury Fm in Wardour (W), hard by Dunworth Fm, which gave name to the Hundred of Dunworth.