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.

West Hills

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Limber

Historical Forms

  • west hyll 1577 Terrier
  • west hill 1611 Terrier 1625,1637,1664 Terrier
  • West hill 1634,1671,1724 Terrier
  • West Hill 1676 Yarb
  • West-hill 1690,1697 Terrier
  • Westhill 1706 Terrier

Etymology

( lost ) , c.1812Yarb , 1828 Bry , west hyll 1577Terrier , west hill 1611Terrier ,1625, 1637, 1664Terrier , West hill 1634, 1671, 1724Terrier , West Hill 1676Yarb , West-hill 1690, 1697Terrier , Westhill 1706Terrier , v. west , hyll ; it is difficult to say exactly what it was west of .