Crook Sike Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old NorseAI-generated
This name describes a hill with a bend or curve, possibly in its shape or a stream running from it. 'Crook' is from Old Norse for a bend, and 'sike' is a stream or marshy ditch.
Word origins
- Crook
- Old Norsebend, curve(from krókr "hook, bend")
- Sike
- Old Norsestream, marshy ditch(from sík "stream, ditch")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")