Bloomhills Fm
Other OS name in the Parish of Dunton Bassett
Historical Forms
- Bloomhill 1697,1700,1703,1709 Terrier
- Bloonhill (sic) 1724 ib
- Blomhill 1745,1762 ib
- Bloom Hills 1925 Kelly
Etymology
, Bloomhill 1697, 1700, 1703, 1709Terrier , Bloonhill (sic)1724ib , Blomhill 1745, 1762ib , Bloom Hills 1925 Kelly ; no early forms , but poss . with blōma ' a lump or ingot ofmetal ' , denoting a place used for smelting , the surn . Bloom , metonymic for blōmere ' a smelter, an iron-worker ' also being possible .