Highborough Hill
hill or mountain · Kent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Highborough Hill refers to a hill near a fortified place or settlement called Highborough. Highborough likely means 'high fort' or 'high manor'.
Word origins
- Highborough
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh fort or high manor(from hēah "high", burh "fortified place, manor, town")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")