Backwell Hill
hill or mountain · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'bæc' (stream, brook) with 'well(a)' (spring or stream). It refers to a hill near a spring or stream.
Word origins
- Backwell
- Old EnglishAttestedspring or stream(from bæc "stream, brook", well(a) "spring, stream")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")