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Blackhorse Hill

hill or mountain · East Sussex · 142m

Old EnglishAI-generated

Blackhorse Hill likely refers to a hill where horses were kept or seen, possibly with dark-coloured horses. 'Black' refers to colour, and 'horse' is the animal.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "black")
horse
Old Englishhorse(from hors "horse")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")