English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cornhill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • Cornhill 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Cornhill 1831 Bry , v. corn 1 , hyll , cf. Cornhill186infra . Corner Fm supra is nearby , and the name may be identical in origin , though this farm may be named from its being round a sharp bend in a lane , v. corner .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site