Broom Hill
hill or mountain · County Durham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name refers to a hill covered in broom, a type of flowering shrub. 'Broom' comes from the Old English word 'brōm'. 'Hill' is also from Old English 'hyll'.
Word origins
- Broom
- Old EnglishAttestedbroom (shrub)(from brōm "broom")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")