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Survey of English Place-Names

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Purley Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Purley

Historical Forms

  • Hyda 1220 Fees 1233 Cl
  • La Hyde 1313 Fine 1333 Cl
  • Hide 1317 Ch

Etymology

, 1761 Rocque , identified VCH iii , 420 , with the manor of Hyda 1220 Fees, 1233 Cl, La Hyde 1313 Fine, 1333 Cl, Hide 1317 Ch ; possibly from owners surnamed de la Hide rather than from the size of the holding , v. hīd .