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Beacon Hill

hill or mountain · Devon · 196m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill that was used as a beacon. The term 'beacon' comes from Old English and denotes a fire or light used for signaling.

Word origins

Beacon
Old Englishsignal fire, lighthouse(from bæcen "signal, beacon")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")