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Coalburn Hill

hill or mountain · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'Coal Burn Hill'. It refers to a hill with a stream or brook ('burn') that carried coal, or was located near coal workings.

Word origins

Coal
Old Englishcoal(from col "coal")
Burn
Old Englishstream, brook(from burna "stream, brook")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")