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Survey of English Place-Names

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Penbury-Knoll

Other OS name in the Parish of Pentridge

Historical Forms

  • Penbury hill 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

, Penbury hill 1774 Hutch1 , cf. Knowl Fd 1838TA ; this is the 600 ′ summit of Pentridge Hill , v. *penn1 ( cf. par . name supra ) , burh ( with reference to the hill - fort here , marked Camp 6″ ) , cnoll ' hilltop ' .