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.

Horston Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Evington

Historical Forms

  • horston l.13 Wyg
  • Horse Stone Hill c.1740 Coleman
  • Horston(e) Hill 1756 1761 Sherrard 1809 Valuation 1878 PK 1907 Surv
  • Harston Hill 1757 Coleman

Etymology

, horston l.13Wyg , Horse Stone Hill c.1740Coleman , Horston (e ) Hill 1756ib , 1761Sherrard ,1809Valuation , 1878PK , 1907Surv , Harston Hill 1757Coleman , ' (thehill of) the boundary stone ' , v. hār 2 , stān .