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Bon Hills Spinneys

Other OS name in the Parish of Horninghold

Historical Forms

  • Burne Hill 1681 Terrier
  • Bunn Hill 1840 TA

Etymology

( 2 ½ ″ ) , cf. Bone Hill Meadow 1867Surv , ( 2 ½ ″ ) , Burne Hill 1681Terrier , Bunn Hill 1840 TA , cf. Burn Hill Close ,Burn Hills Pasture (v. pasture)1742Map , ' hill cleared by burning ' , v. bryne , hyll .