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Monk's Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Hickleton

Historical Forms

  • Le Monkhouwe 1339 Brett
  • Munkhill' 1379 PT
  • Monk Howe 1322 Hntii,134

Etymology

, Le Monkhouwe 1339 Brett, Munkhill '1379 PT (p); v. munuc, haugr replaced by hyll; the monks of Brettonhad licence to dig marl in Monk Howe (1322 Hnt ii, 134) .