Hinton Downs
hill or mountain · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hinton Downs likely refers to 'high farmstead' or 'farmstead on the high ground'. 'Downs' refers to open, hilly land.
Word origins
- Hinton
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh farmstead(from hēan "high", tun "enclosure, farmstead")
- Downs
- Old Englishdown, open hilly land(from dūn "down")