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Frocester Hill

hill or mountain · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill associated with the settlement of Frocester. 'Frocester' is derived from the Roman name 'Cestre', meaning 'fort', possibly preceded by a personal name or descriptor. 'Hill' is a common Old English topographic term.

Word origins

Frocester
Old EnglishSettlement name(from Froc(e) "personal name", ceaster "Roman fort")
Hill
Old EnglishA hill(from hyll "hill")