English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Towerhill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Tytherington

Historical Forms

  • Towerhill 1592 Eg60d

Etymology

, Towerhill 1592Eg 60d , ME  tour ' tower ' , but more probably OE  torr ' rock ' ( influenced by ME  tour ) , as the name referred to a high rock ( Rudder 766 ) .