Popleyhill Gully
valley · West Berkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name describes a gully or ravine on a hill, possibly named after a place called Popley. 'Popley' could derive from Old English 'pāpa' (priest) and 'lēah' (clearing), and 'hill' refers to the elevated ground.
Word origins
- Popley
- Old EnglishAttestedpriest's clearing(from pāpa "priest", lēah "clearing, meadow")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- Gully
- Unknownnarrow ravine
Historical forms
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