Hedley on the Hill
village · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Hedley on the Hill is named from the Old English 'hēah' (high) and 'lēah' (woodland clearing or meadow), meaning 'high clearing'. The 'on the Hill' specifies its location.
Word origins
- hēah
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh(from hēah "high")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
- on hyll
- Old EnglishAttestedon the hill(from on "on", hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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