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Brown Bank Head

hill or mountain · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Brown Bank Head likely means 'the head or top of the brown bank', referring to the colour of the bank.

Word origins

Brown
Old Englishbrown(from brūn "brown")
Bank
Old Englishbank, slope(from banc "bank, slope")
Head
Old Englishhead, top(from hēafod "head, summit")