Higher Town
village · Isles of Scilly
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Higher Town refers to the upper part of a settlement simply called 'Town'. This indicates a primary settlement or the main village.
Word origins
- Higher
- Old Englishhigher, upper(from hīgra "higher")
- Town
- Old EnglishAttestedtown, village, farmstead(from tūn "farmstead, village")