Cat's Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stanstead Abbots
Historical Forms
- Catteshull(e) 1296,1307 SR c.1400 WalthamA
- Cateshelle, Ketteshell ib.
- Katishillholme, Catteshilfote 1540 Ct
- Catshill 1556 AOMB
Etymology
Cat's Hill is Catteshull (e )1296, 1307SR (p), c. 1400WalthamA , Cateshelle , Ketteshell ib., Katishillholme , Catteshilfote 1540Ct , Catshill 1556AOMB . '(Wild) cat's hill' or possibly 'hill of a man nicknamed Catt .' v. holmr .