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Survey of English Place-Names

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Eldon Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Shipton Gorge

Historical Forms

  • Eldon (feild) 1619 Ilch
  • Yeldon Hill, (Lt) Yeldon 1841 TA

Etymology

, Eldon (feild )1619Ilch ,Yeldon Hill , (Lt ) Yeldon 1841TA , ' old (i.e. long-cultivated) hill ' , from eald and dūn .