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Butterdon Hill

hill or mountain · Devon · 351m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill associated with 'butter' and a topographical feature. The 'butter' element could be descriptive of the hill's appearance or texture, or relate to a place where butter was made or traded.

Word origins

Butter
Old Englishbutter(from butere "butter")
don
Old Englishhill(from dun "hill, down")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")