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Survey of English Place-Names

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Pessall Pits

Other OS name in the Parish of Croxall

Historical Forms

  • Le Peyshylle Pyttes 1541 Derby
  • Pessell pit 1581 Brookhill

Etymology

, Le Peyshylle Pyttes 1541Derby , Pessell pit 1581Brookhill , ' pits at Pessall ' , v. pytt , Pessall being apparently ' pease hill ' , v. pise , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement