Huish derives from the
Old English
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word ''hīwisc'' meaning "household", and may be a place name element or a surname.
People
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Huish (surname)
Places
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Huish, Torridge
Huish (anciently ''Hiwis'') is a small village, civil parish and former manor in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The eastern boundary of the parish is formed by the River Torridge and the western by the Rivers Mere and Little Mere, an ...
, Devon, England, UK; near Merton
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Huish, North Devon District, Devon, England, UK; a
location
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near Instow
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Huish, Wiltshire
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Huish is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, northwest of Pewsey and southwest of Marlborough. It is on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.
History
A ...
, England, UK
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Huish Athletic Ground
Huish Athletic Ground, more commonly referred to as Huish, was a Association football, football stadium located in Yeovil, Somerset, England. It was the second home ground of Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town Football Club, after the Pen Mill Athleti ...
, former ground of Yeovil Town F.C., Somerset, England
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Huish Park
Huish Park is a football stadium located in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The stadium has been home to Yeovil Town F.C. since its completion in 1990, following their relocation from Huish. Huish Park has a capacity of 9,565 (of which two stands ...
, current ground of Yeovil Town F.C.
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Huish Champflower
Huish Champflower is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, three miles north-west of Wiveliscombe and ten miles north of Wellington, Somerset, Wellington. It has a population of 301 (Census 2011).
History
The name comes from the ''hiw ...
, Somerset, England, UK
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Huish Episcopi
Huish Episcopi is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the outskirts of Langport, south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 2,095, and includes the hamlets of Bowdens, Combe, P ...
, Somerset, England, UK
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North Huish
North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish, A ...
, Devon, England, UK
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South Huish
South Huish is a village and civil parish about 4 miles south west of Kingsbridge, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish includes Galmpton and Hope Cove. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population ...
, Devon, England, UK
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Hardenhuish School
Hardenhuish School (formerly Chippenham Grammar School and Chippenham Girls' High School) is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, for students aged 11 to 18. Together with Abbeyfield School and Sheld ...
, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK
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Rodhuish Common
Rodhuish Common is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. There is a small oval enclosure which is thought to be of Iron Age date.
Background
Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ag ...
, Somerset, UK
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