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.

Hilly Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bainton

Historical Forms

  • Hylhawe 1293 Misc
  • (le) Hilhawe 1298 WellsR 1330 Ipm
  • Hillawe 1350 Ipm
  • Hillow Knowle 1642 DKR39

Etymology

Hilly Wood is Hylhawe 1293 Misc, (le ) Hilhawe 1298 WellsR, 1330 Ipm, Hillawe 1350 Ipm, Hillow Knowle 1642 DKR 39.'Hill-enclosure,' v. haga . There was a boscus de Hage close at hand in 1198 (P).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement