Hightown Green
hamlet · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a green or open area located on high ground. It is a descriptive name indicating the location's topography and its function as a communal space.
Word origins
- High
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh, elevated(from hēah "high")
- town
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosed settlement, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedvillage green, open space(from grēne "green, grassy area")