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.

Hildrew

Other OS name in the Parish of Tawstock

Historical Forms

  • Hullerewe 1330 SR
  • Hilrewe 1390 Cl

Etymology

is Hullerewe 1330SR (p), Hilrewe 1390 Cl . The name may have referred to a row of dwellings on the hill here .