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Rickleburrow Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Knossington and Cold Overton

Historical Forms

  • Rickelbarrow 1601,1601(1638),1638 Terrier
  • Rickelboro 1847 White

Etymology

, 1925Kelly , Rickelbarrow 1601, 1601 (1638), 1638Terrier , Rickelboro 1847White , v. berg ; either with the OE  masc. pers.n. Ricel or , less likely , with the OE  fem. pers.n. Ricola , v. Rickling, Ess 532 .