Byrestead Hill
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines Old English 'byre' meaning 'byre' or 'cowshed' with 'stede' meaning 'place' or 'site'. It indicates a place or site where a cowshed was located.
Word origins
- Byrestead
- Old EnglishAttestedbyre place(from byre "byre, cowshed", stede "place, site")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")