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Fairlight

village · East Sussex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Fairlight is an Old English place name. It likely means 'pleasant hill' or 'fair hill', referring to a prominent geographical feature.

Word origins

Fairlight
Old EnglishPleasant hill(from fæger "fair, beautiful, pleasant", lēah "woodland clearing", hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Fayrelithe