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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wilmer Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Wildmarehill 1456 WCR1
  • Wilmerhil(l)wode 1462,1492 MinAcct

Etymology

, Wildmarehill 1456WCR 1, Wilmerhil (l )wode 1462, 1492MinAcct , ' wild mare hill ' , v. wilde , mere 2 , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name