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Common Fell

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 552m

Birkett
Old EnglishAI-generated

This name indicates a hill that was historically used as common land. It was a hill accessible to all members of the community for grazing or other purposes.

Word origins

Common
Old Englishcommon, shared(from cynemon "common")
Fell
Old Norsehill(from fjall "hill")