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Sharp Hill Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Drax

Historical Forms

  • Scharpehyll 1463 YDviii
  • Sherpehill 1563 WillY
  • Sharphill 1583 FF

Etymology

, Scharpehyll 1463 YD viii, Sherpehill 1563 WillY, Sharphill 1583 FF , v. scearp ' sharp, pointed ' , perhaps as a surname , hyll .