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Alport Moor

hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 535m

Ethels
Old EnglishAI-generated

Alport Moor combines the Old English 'alor' meaning 'alder tree' and 'port' meaning 'gate' or 'pass', possibly referring to a pass near alder trees. 'Moor' is the Old English word for moorland.

Word origins

Alport
Old Englishalder pass(from alor "alder tree", port "gate, pass")
moor
Old Englishmoorland(from mor "moorland")