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Broughton Hill

hill or mountain · Leicestershire · 173m

Old NorseAI-generated

Broughton Hill likely derives from the Old Norse 'brug' (bridge) and 'tun' (settlement or farmstead), meaning 'settlement by the bridge'. The 'hill' is a later addition.

Word origins

Broughton
Old Norsesettlement by the bridge(from brug "bridge", tun "settlement, farmstead")
Hill
Old Englishhill