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.

Green Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Billesdon

Historical Forms

  • Grenehil p.1250 Laz 1404
  • Grenehull Edw1 LTD 1467×84
  • Greenhill 1765 EnclA
  • Green Hill 1792 Map 1826 Surv 1842 Map 1969 Surv
  • Nethere Grenehil p.1250 LTD 1404

Etymology

, Grenehil p.1250 (1404) Laz , Grenehull Edw 1 (1467 × 84) LTD ,Greenhill 1765EnclA , Green Hill 1792Map , 1826Surv , 1842Map ,1969Surv , Nethere Grenehil p.1250 (1404) LTD ( v. neoðera ) , v. grēne 1 , hyll .