Burnbush Hill
hill or mountain · City of Bristol
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Old English 'burna' (stream, brook) with 'bysce' (bush) and 'hyll' (hill). It refers to a hill with bushes near a stream.
Word origins
- Burnbush
- Old EnglishAttestedBushy stream(from burna "stream, brook", bysce "bush")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")