Hills Brough
Other OS name in the Parish of Thoresway
Historical Forms
- burthe 1579 Terrier
- Brough 1625 Terrier
- Brough Hill 1725 Terrier
Etymology
, burthe 1579Terrier , Brough 1625Terrier , Brough Hill 1725Terrier , probably from ME burgh ( OE burh ) ' a dwelling, a mansion ' , v. MED s.v. , section 3b ; Hills may be from a local family , cf. Richard Hill 1604BT .