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.

Cherry Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ely College

Historical Forms

  • Mount hill 1610 Speed
  • the Mill-hill 1649 Stewart
  • Cherry Hill 1821 Baker

Etymology

Cherry Hill (6″) is Mount hill 1610 Speed, the Mill-hill 1649 Stewart, Cherry Hill 1821 Baker. There was a wind-mill here in 1229 (Bentham ii, 53).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement