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Emmetts Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Worth Matravers

Historical Forms

  • Emmit Hill 1811 OS
  • Emmett Hill 1840 TA
  • Emmet's Hill 1861 Hutch3

Etymology

, Emmit Hill 1811 OS, Emmett Hill 1840TA ,Emmet 's Hill 1861 Hutch3 , ' ant hill ' , v. ǣmette , hyll , cf. AmpthillBd 67, C 78 , Do dial . emmet-but , or emmet-hill ( Barnes 62 ) ; it is a large barrow situated on the cliff ( tumulus marked 6 ″ ) , so perhaps the name was jocular .