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Fold Gill Hill

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

Fold Gill Hill is likely an Old English and Old Norse name meaning 'hill by the fold or enclosure near a ravine'. It combines elements referring to a sheep enclosure and a ravine.

Word origins

Fold
Old Englishenclosure for sheep(from falod "enclosed place")
Gill
Old Norseravine(from gil "ravine")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")