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Bourton-on-the-Hill

village · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bourton-on-the-Hill means 'farmstead or village by a stream, located on a hill'. It combines Old English 'burna' (stream), 'tūn' (village), and 'hyll' (hill).

Word origins

Bourton
Old Englishstream village(from burna "stream, brook", tūn "farmstead, village, manor")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")