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Brattleby Whin Hills

Other OS name in the Parish of Brattleby

Historical Forms

  • Brattleby Whin Hill 1850 TA
  • Amcotts, Whinnie Hill 1573 ib
  • Whynnell 1601 Terrier

Etymology

, Brattleby Whin Hill 1850TA , Whyny hill ml6Amcotts , Whinnie Hill 1573ib , Whynnell 1601Terrier , v. *hvin ' whin,gorse ' , hyll . The 16th - century forms are from a ME derivative of *hvin , the adj . whinny ' overgrown with gorse ' , found for example in Whinnyrigg We (PN We 2188) .