Barton Hill
hamlet · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Barton Hill refers to a hill associated with a 'barley farm' or estate. 'Barton' derives from Old English 'bere-tun' (barley farm), and 'hyll' means hill.
Word origins
- Barton
- Old EnglishAttestedbarley farm, estate(from bere "barley", tun "enclosure, settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")