Camp Hill
hill or mountain · Staffordshire · 216m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a hill associated with a camp. The 'camp' element likely denotes a temporary military encampment or a more permanent fortified site.
Word origins
- Camp
- Old EnglishAttestedcamp, encampment(from camp "camp")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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