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.

Hungerhill Fd

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • 1772 EnclA
  • Hungerhil 1236 Rut 1236 Rut
  • hungerhyll ' 1427 Terrier
  • hungerhylle 1427 Terrier
  • Hungirshill ' 1442 Comp
  • hongerhyll 1567 Terrier
  • Hungerhyl 1625 Terrier
  • Hungar hill 1626 Rut
  • Hunger hill 1736 Terrier
  • hongerhyll forlonge 1567 Terrier
  • Hungar hill forlong 1625 Terrier

Etymology

Hungerhill Fd 1772 (Hungerhil 1236, 1236, hungerhyll' 1427 bis, hungerhylle 1427, Hungirshill' 1442, hongerhyll 1567, Hungerhyl 1625, Hungar hill 1626, Hunger hill 1736, hongerhyll forlonge 1567, Hungar hill forlong 1625 (v. furlang) (v. hungor, hyll)