Athill (EN) / Trevre (KW)

Type: 
Hundred: 
Elements: 

bre

Meaning: 
hill

tre

Meaning: 
farmstead, settlement
Elements notes: 
Etymology: OWS<atte> ‘at the’ + OWS<hyll> ‘hilll’ECF: <tre> ‘farmstead, settlement’ + <bre> ‘hill’
Historic forms: 
Athill (St Stephen by Launceston) = Trevre Attel 1076 (Hull, 1987, §3, p3, citing from 1076) Hattel c1150 (Gover, 1948) Attel c1150 (Gover, 1948) Hattel 1159-81 (Hull, 1987, §6, p6) John Attewille 1289 (Hull, 1987, §258, p96) Atawille 1296 (Hull, 1987, §239, p92) Roger de la Wille 1296 (Hull, 1987, §240) la Wille 1313 (Hull, 1987, §257, p96) Richard Robyn de Attel 1404 (Hull, 1987, §168, p70) Attell 1474 (Gover, 1948) Attell 1464 (Gover, 1948) Attle 1748 (Martyn, 1748) (Gover, 1948) Lr Attle 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Athill 1840 (TA, 1840) Athill, Part of 1840 (TA, 1840) Congdon's Athill, Part of 1840 (TA, 1840) ?? the Hill 1884 (Miss Down and others) (Symons, 1884) Higher Athill 1884 (farm) (Symons, 1884) Lower Athill 1884 (farm) (Symons, 1884)