Blists Hill
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Blists Hill likely means 'black hill', from Old English 'blæc' (black) and 'hyll' (hill). It refers to a hill with dark soil or vegetation.
Word origins
- Blis
- Old Englishblack(from blæc "black")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")