Higher Downs
village · Cornwall
Old EnglishAI-generated
Higher Downs refers to the upper part of a settlement situated on downs or hills. The name combines 'higher' with 'downs', referring to elevated open land.
Word origins
- Higher
- Old Englishhigher, upper(from hīgra "higher")
- Downs
- Old Englishdowns, hills(from dūn "hill, down")