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Crooksbury Hill

hill or mountain · Surrey · 163m

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name combines the Old English 'croc' (bend, curve) with 'burg' (fortified place, hill fort) and 'hyll' (hill). It likely refers to a hill with a curved shape that may have had a fortification.

Word origins

Crooks
Old Englishbend, curve(from croc "bend, curve")
bury
Old Englishfortified place, hill fort(from burg "fortified place, hill fort")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")