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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wallhill Fm & Wallhill Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • le Wallehull 1399 Surv
  • the Wallehill 1586 Rental
  • Walhill 1454 Eyre 1475 MidCh 1594 Surv
  • (the) wall hill 1475 MidCh 1511 Rental
  • wall hyll 1594 1603 Sheaf
  • Brownhill Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

, le Wallehull 1399Surv , the Wallehill 1586Rental , Walhill 1454Eyre , 1475 MidCh,1594Surv , (the ) wall hill 1475 MidCh, 1511Rental , wall hyll 1594ib ,1603 Sheaf, Brownhill Lane 1831 Bry , ' hill at a spring ' , ' brown hill ' , v. wælla , hyll , brūn 1 , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site