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Merry Fd Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Colehill

Historical Forms

  • Meriefelde 1595 DLComm
  • Merry Fd 1847 TA

Etymology

, Meriefelde 1595DLComm , Merry Fd 1847TA , ' pleasant field ' , or ' field where merry-making took place ' , v. myrge .