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Brands Hill

hill or mountain · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely derives from the Old English word 'brand', meaning a burning or fire (possibly a beacon site). It could also be a personal name. The second element is the common Old English word 'hyll', meaning hill.

Word origins

Brands
Old Englishbelonging to Brand, or place of burning(from Brand "personal name or burning")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")