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Dry Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Drawhill 1771 M

Etymology

, Drawhill 1771 M , v. hyll , the first el . is possibly drȳge ' dry ' ( with Draw - as an attempt at the local pronunciation of dry as [ drɑ : ] ) ; or it is ON  drag ' slope, portage ' ( as in Draughton pt . vi infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name