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Hitchen's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Shocklach

Historical Forms

  • Hichins Milkings 1831 Bry
  • Hitchen 1842 OS

Etymology

, Hichins Milkings 1831 Bry, Hitchen 1842 OS . The first component is probably the surname Hitchen , but it could be from hiche ' ahurdle ' and - ing 1 , cf. Quickhyken infra . The final component is milking ( NED ) ' the act of milking ' , denoting a place where cows were milked , or where milch - cows were specially pastured , as in the frequent f.n. Milking Bank , v. milking .