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Cuckoos' Hill

hill or mountain · Milton Keynes

Old EnglishAI-generated

Cuckoos' Hill is an Old English name, indicating a hill associated with cuckoos. The plural form suggests it might have been a place where many cuckoos were present or heard.

Word origins

Cuckoos'
Old EnglishPossessive plural of cuckoo.(from cucol "cuckoo")
Hill
Old EnglishHill.(from hyll "hill")