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Survey of English Place-Names

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Giggs Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingston-on-Thames

Historical Forms

  • le Gighill 1484 SrWills
  • Giggehill 1599 SrWills

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is le Gighill 1484 SrWills,Gyghyll 1539, Gurdiner Stret or Gyghill , lane called Gyghill 1545SAC viii, Giggehill 1599 SrWills .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement