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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.

Atley Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cowton

Historical Forms

  • Atlou 1157 RichReg 1269 Marrick111
  • At(t)elou 1301 LS 1316 Vill
  • Atley 1544 Dugdiv.248 1582 FF

Etymology

'Atla's hill' from the OE  pers. n. Ætla (v. Redin 147), as in Attleborough (Nf), earlier Atleburc 1185 RotDom, and hoh .

Places in the same Parish