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Limestone Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Tickhill

Historical Forms

  • le Lynekilne (sic) 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

, 1817 M , 1849TA , cf. also Lime Killne hill 1668Surv , Limekiln -Hill ,Limekiln-wong 1849TA , the reference being to the presence ( and burning ) of local limestone ; the lime - kiln is mentioned in 16 Hnt i, 246 and as le Lynekilne (sic)1540MinAcct 71 , v. līm , cyln , hyll ; on wong cf. NorthWong infra .