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Survey of English Place-Names

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Pighill Moors

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorne

Historical Forms

  • le Pighehilles 1483 MinAcct
  • Pyghell 1546 YChant
  • Pichill, Pickell Moore 1675 Comm52

Etymology

, le Pighehilles 1483MinAcct 77, Pyghell 1546YChant, Pichill , Pickell Moore 1675Comm 52 , v. pightel ' smallenclosure ' , mōr .