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Burrow

hill or mountain · Shropshire · 358m

Marilyn
Old EnglishAI-generated

The name 'Burrow' likely refers to a hill or mound, possibly a defensive earthwork or burial mound. The term derives from an Old English word for a fortified place or mound.

Word origins

Burrow
Old Englishfortified place, mound, hill(from burh "fortified place", beorg "hill, mound")