Clinghill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromham
Historical Forms
- Klynghulle, le Clynche 1409 Ct
- Clynghill 1569 FF 1570 Add
- Clynche, Clyngehyll 1592 Add
- Clinche t.Eliz WMxxi
- Clingehill 1652 ib
Etymology
Clinghill (6″) is Klynghulle , le Clynche 1409Ct , Clynghill 1569FF , 1570Add , Clynche , Clyngehyll 1592Add , Clinche t. Eliz WM xxi, Clingehill 1652 ib. xlii. The name is repetitive, the first and second element alike denoting a hill, cf. more fully under Clench infra 349.