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Black Hill

hill or mountain · Surrey

Old EnglishAI-generated

This is a descriptive place name. 'Black' refers to the colour, likely due to soil or vegetation, and 'Hill' denotes a natural elevation of land.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark-coloured(from blæc "black")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Blachell