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Brick Hill Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Brickhill (Carr) 1607,1630 Hnt 1842 TA
  • Brick Kiln Close 1842 TA

Etymology

, Brickhill (Carr )1607, 1630 Hnt, 1842TA , probably from ' brick kiln ' ; kiln ( v. cyln ) is often reduced to kill ; cf. the local f.n. Brick Kiln Close 1842TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement