Beddingham Hill
hill or mountain · East Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Beddingham Hill is likely named after a settlement called Beddingham, meaning 'homestead of Bedda's people'. The 'hill' element refers to the terrain.
Word origins
- Beddingham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead of Bedda's people(from Bedda "personal name", -ingas "people, followers of", hām "homestead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")