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Survey of English Place-Names

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Calving Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Cannock

Historical Forms

  • Calughul(l) 1304 MRA 1369 Ct
  • Calughhul(le)feld 1341to1370 Ct
  • Caloughehyllfilde als Calfe hylles fylde 1580 AngleseyCh
  • Calving Hill 1841 TA

Etymology

, Calughul (l )1304 MRA, 1369Ct , Calughhul (le )feld 1341 to1370Ct , Caloughehyllfilde als Calfe hylles fylde 1580 AngleseyCh,Calving Hill 1841TA , ' the bare hill ' , v. calu ( cal(e)wan wk . obl . ) , hyll with a later corruption to calf and calving hill , surviving in fns under ( a ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement