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Blacko Hill

hill or mountain · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely combines the Old English word 'blæc' meaning 'black' with 'hoh' meaning 'heel' or 'promontory'. It describes a hill with a black, heel-shaped projection.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishblack(from blæc "black")
o
Old Englishheel, promontory(from hōh "heel, spur of land, promontory")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")