Harehurst Hill
hill or mountain · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with hares. 'Hare' is the Old English word for the animal, and 'hurst' means a wooded hill or heath.
Word origins
- hare
- Old EnglishAttestedhare(from hara "hare")
- hurst
- Old EnglishAttestedwooded hill, heath(from hyrst "wooded hill, heath")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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