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Avril Cottage

Other OS name in the Parish of Dunholme

Historical Forms

  • haueril Hy2,l12 Kirkst
  • hauerhil lHy2,Hy3 Kirkst
  • Hauerhill' l12 Kirkst
  • haveril c1290 Foster
  • Averhill (furlong) 1662 PRO
  • Averill Close 1720 BRA 1774 Tur
  • Averill (34 acres) 1738 FLKing
  • the Averill 1764,1769 ib
  • Far Averhills, First Averhills, Middle Averhills, Second Averhills 1839 TA
  • First Averills Close 1843 Padley

Etymology

, haueril Hy2, l12Kirkst , hauerhil lHy2, Hy3Kirkst , Hauerhill 'l12Kirkst , haveril c1290Foster , Averhill (furlong )1662 PRO, Averill Close 1720 BRA, 1774Tur , Averill (34 acres )1738FLKing ; the Averill 1764, 1769ib ('hill where oats were grown', v. hyll, the first el. beingON  hafri 'oats'); Far Averhills , First Averhills , Middle Averhills , Second Averhills 1839TA ; First Averills Close 1843Padley .