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Beacon Hill, Beaconhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • The Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill 1797 EnclA 1819 Orm2

Etymology

, The Beacon Hill , Beacon Hill 1797EnclA , 1819Orm2 , cf. a high towering hill with a beacon on it 1656 Orm2 ii7 , v. (ge)bēacon , hyll , hyrst , cf. Belriding infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name