English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Caen Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Limber

Historical Forms

  • apud Cane 1333 Ipm
  • cane hyll 1577 Terrier
  • Cane hill 1611,1625 Terrier 1634,1637 Terrier 1671,1724 Terrier
  • Cane-hill 1697 Terrier

Etymology

, apud Cane 1333Ipm , cane hyll 1577Terrier , Cane hill 1611, 1625Terrier , 1634, 1637Terrier , 1671, 1724Terrier , Cane-hill 1697Terrier ; in spite of the regularity of the forms the etymology of cane is obscure .