Breakshaw Hill
hill or mountain · Cumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a place called 'Breakshaw'. The 'shaw' element typically means a small wood or copse.
Word origins
- Breakshaw
- Old EnglishAttestedcleared wood or copse(from bræc "breaking, clearing", sceaga "wood, copse")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")