Berwick Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland · 89m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Berwick Hill likely refers to a hill near a settlement named Berwick. Berwick typically means 'barley farm' or 'dweller's farm'.
Word origins
- Berwick
- Old EnglishAttestedbarley farm or dweller's farm(from bere "barley", wic "farm, settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")