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Old Hill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Redmile

Historical Forms

  • Old Hill farm 1925 Kelly
  • (the) Old Hill 1697,1700,1724,c.1725 Terrier 1795 EnclA
  • the houd hill 1709 Terrier

Etymology

, Old Hill farm 1925 Kelly,(the ) Old Hill 1697, 1700, 1724, c.1725Terrier , 1795EnclA , the houd hill 1709Terrier ; the first el . is poss . hald 2 ' sloping ' , since the rise of the land is slight , but long and gradual , otherwise and more likely wald .