Beast Hill
hill or mountain · Rutland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name may derive from the Old English 'bæst', meaning 'bast' or 'fibre', possibly referring to plants growing on the hill. Alternatively, it could relate to 'beast'.
Word origins
- Beast
- Old Englishbeast or possibly related to 'bast'(from bæst "bast, fibre", beast "animal")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")