Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Brumhelle 1086 DB

• Blumehil 1167 P

• Blumhilla 1221,1225 Bracton

• Blumenhull(e) 1218 Add c.1290 Giffard 1279 Banco 1379 1272to1417 FF 1299 Ass 1420 Cl 1332 SR 1330 BM 1368 SaltMSS 1420 CoramR

• Blumenhul' 1223 Blymhill 1242 Fees 1327 SR 1352 FF 1363 Ipm

• Blumenhill 1305 FF

• Blumenhall 1194 CartAnt 1293 IpmR 1408 FF

• Blymenhul(l), Blimenhul(l) 1236 Fees c.1240 Blymhill 1285 FA c.1291 Tax 1303 Var 1316 FA 1375 Fine

• Blemenhull c.1255 RH 1276to1373 FF

• Blomenhull 1273 IpmR 1330 WestonunderLizard

• Blumhull 1225 Cur 1313 Banco 1376 Pat 1394 Fine

• Blumhill 1225 Cur

• Blumhall 1394 IpmR

• Blemhull 1375 Ipm

• Blymehull, Blymehill 1428 FA, Eliz ChancP

• Blymmell 1578 Blymhill 1612 GnosallParReg

• Blymylle 1423 Banco

• Blymhull 1379 Fine 1428 FA 1535 VE

• Blymhill 1485to1571 Pat 1833 O

Etymology

'The wild plum-tree hill', v. plȳme , hyll , as suggested by Ekwall (DEPN). The voicing of p to b is not uncommon in the St dialect. For a parallel voicing compare Dunstall infra s.n. from tūn-stall, and Gornal infra s.n. from cweorn and halh .