English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Gill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • del Gil 1297 LS
  • Gill 1668,1675 PR

Etymology

, del Gil 1297 LS (p), Gill 1668, 1675 PR , v. gil ' ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement