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St Nicholas's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Hillfield

Etymology

, cf. (terre atte ) Churche (y )nde , Churchulle 1317MiltC , fossat ' apud Churchford '1481DCMCt , Church Hills 1843TA , v. cirice , ende , hyll , ford ; there was originally a chapel here ( 1774Hutch1 ) , cf . 'the chapel of Hulfelde '1310, the Chappell of Hulfeilde 1634 Hutch3 , fossat ' apud Chapyllan '1481DCMCt , v. chapel(e) , lane and the f. ns . Chapel Acre & Chapel Close infra .