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.

Fair Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Fair(e)hill 1588,1644 WillY
  • Farehill in Bolland 1651 WillS

Etymology

, Fair (e )hill 1588, 1644 WillY, Farehill in Bolland 1651 WillS , v. fæger , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name