Hedgehope Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland · 714m
HewittNuttall
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hedgehope Hill likely means 'hill where hedgehogs are found' or 'hill with a hedge'. 'Hope' can also mean a valley.
Word origins
- Hedge
- Old EnglishAttestedhedge(from hecg "hedge")
- hope
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, hollow(from hop "valley")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")