Higher Stone Hill
hill or mountain · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name denotes a higher hill characterized by stone. 'Higher' is the comparative of 'hēah' (high). 'Stone' is from Old English 'stān'. 'Hill' is from Old English 'hyll'.
Word origins
- Higher
- Old EnglishAttestedhigher(from hēah "high")
- Stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")