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.

Hanover Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Purse Caundle

Historical Forms

  • Henover Hill 1811 OS

Etymology

, Henover Hill 1811 OS , probably ' high hill or ridge ' , from hēah ( wk . obl . hēan ) and ofer 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement