Bitch Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wakefield
Historical Forms
- Bichehil(l), Bychehil(l) 1314,1327 WCR 1492 MinAcct
- Bychehull 1461,1462 ib
- Bichull' 1392 ib
- Bicchill 1392 1408 WCR1
- Bechehill 1551 ib
- the Bitchill 1650 1709 WMB
Etymology
Bitch Hill (lost), Bichehil (l ), Bychehil (l )1314, 1327 WCR, 1492MinAcct 02, Bychehull 1461, 1462 ib 60, 99, Bichull '1392 ib 88, Bicchill 1392 ib, 1408WCR 1, Bechehill 1551 ib 4d, the Bitchill 1650 ib 9d, 1709 WMB. 'Bitch hill, v. bicce , hyll . Like Beech Hill (Knaresborough) pt. v, Hound Hill (Newton on Hodder) pt. vi infra , Hundhill 94supra , the name refers to a hill frequented by bitches or where hounds were bred.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- The Crofts
- Dudfleet Lane & Dudfleet Mills
- Grove Ho
- Rock Ho
- Spring End
- Stonebridge Ho
- Stringer Lane
- Sun Roy
- Tanfield Ho
- Tithebarn St
- Twitch Hill St
- Westfield Ho
- Batty's Fold
- Beck Bottom
- Brandy Carr
- Bushy Beck
- Foster Ford Beck
- The Haugh
- Lindale Hill
- Low Hod
- Low Park Fm
- Nook Ing
- Silcoates
- Type Well
- Warren Ho
- Gill Sike
- Church Hill
- Crossland Place
- Cut Beck
- Folly Hall
- Fox Hall
- Lawns, Lawns Ho
- Ledger Fold
- Lingwell Gate
- Lofthouse Gate
- Low Fold
- The Mount
- Newton Hill
- Newton Lane End
- Ouchthorpe Lane
- Robin Hood Hill
- Balk Lane
- Finking Lane
- Stanley Hall
- West Fm
- Balne Bridge & Balne Mills
- Borough Corner
- Brooks Bank
- Chald Lane
- Cliffhill Ho
- The Dam
- East Moor
- Flanshaw Hill
- Green End
- Greenhill Rd
- Grove Fm
- Highfield Ho
- Holme Fm (Thornes)
- Humble Jumble Row
- The Ings
- Jacobs Well Lane
- Lambkin Well
- Lawefield Rd (Thornes)
- Long Causeway
- Lowe Hill
- Manor Haigh
- Mill Dam (Alverthorpe)
- Monckton Fm
- Moorcroft, Moor Ho(lost)
- New Brighton
- New Scarbro'
- Parkgate Fm
- Crossfield Ho
- Dyehouse Mills
- Hall Cliffe
- Hall Croft
- Highfields
- Hill Cliffe Ho
- Horbury Bridge
- Horbury Hall(lost)
- Humber Place
- Jenkin Ho
- Little Common
- Lydgate Villas
- Millfield
- Northfield Ho
- Northgate
- Shepstye Wood
- Goring Ho
- Lupset Hall
- The Mount
- Snapethorpe Hall
- Thornes Common
- Thornes Park
- Whinney Moor
- Blacker Lodge
- Boardman Hill
- Bolus Lane
- Booth Hill
- Brag Lane End
- Broom Hall
- Potovens
- Rook's Nest
- Snow Hill
- Springfield Ho
- Spring Hill
- Trough Well
- White Hall Fm
- Wilson Hill
- Clark Hall
- Glebe Fm
- Stanley Lane Ends
- Park Hill
- Addingford Hill
- Ashleigh
- Benton Hill
- Berry Lane
- Bulling Balk Lane
- Carr Lodge
- Castle Hill
- Cliff Ho
- Clunter Gate
- Dove Cote Ho
- Fairfield
- Quarry Hill Rd
- Southfield Lane
- Dog Ho
- Carr Gate
- Red Hall Lane
- Cockpit Houses
- The Hollies
- Lake Lock
- Long Causeway
- Moor Ho
- New Market Gate
- New Park
- Old Park
- Park Lodge
- Park Side
- Rook's Nest Ho
- St Swithin's Chantry & St Swithin's Well
- Smalley Bight
- Spa Fold
- Stanley Ferry
- Story Ho
- Alverthorpe Rd
- Pease Ho
- St Johns, St John's Grove
- Snow Hill View
- Springfield Ho, Springs (Flanshaw)
- Turner's Lane
- Wakefield Bridge
- Westfield Ho
- Westgate Common
- Willow Lane