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Haresfield Beacon

hill or mountain · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a beacon on a hill associated with hares. 'Hare' is the Old English word for the animal, and 'beacen' means beacon or signal.

Word origins

hare
Old Englishhare(from hara "hare")
field
Old Englishopen land, cultivated land(from feld "open land, cultivated land")
beacon
Old Englishbeacon, signal(from beacen "beacon, signal")

Historical forms

Haresfield