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Beacon Hill

hill or mountain · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill that was used as a beacon site. The term 'beacon' derives from Old English and signifies a signal fire or light.

Word origins

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