English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Philpin

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Filpindale 1778 PR
  • Fillpin 1780 ib
  • Philpin 1785 ib
  • Filpin Hole 1847 TA

Etymology

, Filpindale 1778 PR, Fillpin 1780 ib, Philpin 1785 ib, Filpin Hole 1847TA , from a surname Philpin , a diminutive of Philip , v. dāl , hol 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement