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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hog Hill (Bushes)

Other OS name in the Parish of Sydling St Nicholas

Historical Forms

  • Hoghill 1811 OS
  • Hog Hill (Pce), Hoghill Coppice 1839 TA

Etymology

, Hoghill 1811 OS,Hog Hill (Pce ), Hoghill Coppice 1839TA , cf. prec. and (Hr ) Hog Slight 1839ib , v. hogg ' young sheep ' , hyll , *slæget ' sheep pasture ' .