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.

Monk Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pontefract

Historical Forms

  • monte(m) monachorum c.1190 Pont
  • Munkhill 1323 MinAcct
  • Monkhull 1368 ib
  • Monkhill 1384 1658 WillS

Etymology

Monk Hill, monte (m ) monachorum c. 1190 Pont, Munkhill 1323MinAcct 45, Monkhull 1368 ib 26, Monkhill 1384 ib 507et freq to 1658 WillS. This was the site of the monastery, v. munuc , hyll .