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Batter Law Hill

hill or mountain · County Durham

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'Batter', possibly from an Old English personal name or word, with 'Law', meaning a hill or mound, and 'Hill'. It refers to a prominent hill or mound.

Word origins

Batter
Old EnglishPossibly a personal name or related to 'battlement'
Law
Old NorseHill or mound(from lágr "low")
Hill
Old EnglishHill(from hyll "hill")