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")