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Pillmoor Bottom

Other OS name in the Parish of Holt

Historical Forms

  • Pilemore 1468 MinAcct
  • Pillemores 1547,1591 DLMB
  • Pilles More 1547 ib
  • Pilsmoore, Pylles More 1591 ib
  • Pilmore Bottom 1811 OS
  • Pills Moor (Plot) 1847 TA

Etymology

, Pilemore 1468MinAcct , Pillemores 1547, 1591DLMB , Pilles More 1547ib , Pilsmoore , Pylles More 1591ib , Pilmore Bottom 1811 OS, Pills Moor (Plot )1847TA , ' marshy ground through which a small stream flows ' , v. pyll , mōr , botm .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement