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")