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.

Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leamington Hastings

Historical Forms

  • Hille 1086 DB 1201 Cur 1252 Ch 1488 Pat
  • Hull(e) 1190 P 1198 FF 1375 Ch
  • Hull(e) juxta Lemyngton 1372 Ass

Etymology

Hill is Hille 1086 DB, 1201 Cur, 1252 Ch, 1488 Pat, Hull (e )1190 P (p), 1198 FFet freq to 1375 Ch, Hull (e ) juxta Lemyngton 1372Ass . “Hath its name from the high situation thereof” (Dugdale 214).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement