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Survey of English Place-Names

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Marriage Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bidford

Historical Forms

  • Marugge 1460 ADii
  • Marrige hill 1662 Coughton

Etymology

Marriage Hill is Marugge 1460 AD ii, Marrige hill 1662Coughton . 'Boundary ridge,' v. (ge)mære, hrycg . It lies by the Arrow, which here forms the parish boundary. Cf. Marriage (PN K 386).