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Holt Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Bebington

Historical Forms

  • Holt Hill Common 1831 Bry
  • Holte Hill 1584 J.E.A.
  • Hoult Hill 1558–1701 ib
  • the Hoult Hill 1818 Sheaf

Etymology

, Holt Hill Common 1831 Bry, Holte Hill 1584 J.E.A.,Hoult Hill 1558–1701 ib, the Hoult Hill 1818 Sheaf , cf. Higher Holt &Lower Holt , Holt , Holt Croft , Holt Hill , Holt Hill Field 1843TA , ' copse hill ' , v. holt , hyll , commun , croft . At Holt Hill was a windmill , The Mill 1831 Bry, 1842 OS , on a site at Mill St and Church Rd .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name