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.

Gillwhins

Other OS name in the Parish of Sebergham

Historical Forms

  • Gill whins 1677 Rental
  • Gelwhins 1729 CW(OS)ix

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Gill whins 1677Rental , Gelwhins 1729 CW (OS) ix . The whins along Paper Gill . v. gil , whin .