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Shooter's Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Pangbourne

Historical Forms

  • Shoters Hill 1548 LRMB
  • Shooters Hill 1667 PubLib(Clayton) 1761 Rocque 1839 TA

Etymology

, Shoters Hill 1548LRMB , Shooters Hill 1667PubLib (Clayton ),1761 Rocque, 1839TA , v. scēotere , the same name occurs in K , Nth , Wa .