Bledlow
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Bledlow is thought to mean 'broad hill'. It describes a prominent, wide hill in the landscape.
Word origins
- Blæd
- Old Englishbroad(from blæd "broad, wide")
- hlāw
- Old EnglishAttestedhill, mound(from hlāw "hill, mound, burial mound")
Historical forms
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