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.

Gledhill Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Gledehyl(le), Gledehill 13 YDvi 1286,1308 WCR
  • Gledehul 1275 ib
  • Gledehilles 1492 Testiv
  • Gledhill 1379 PT 1424 Baild

Etymology

Gledhill Hill, Gledehyl (le ), Gledehill 13 YD vi(p), 1286, 1308 WCR (p), Gledehul 1275 ib (p), Gledehilles 1492 Test iv, Gledhill 1379 PT (p), 1424 Baild. 'Kite hill', v. gleoda , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name