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Hopesay Hill

hill or mountain · Shropshire · 315m

Old EnglishAI-generated

Hopesay Hill may derive from the Old English 'hop' (valley, enclosed pasture) and 'sæg' (a slope or possibly a personal name). 'Hill' denotes the terrain.

Word origins

Hope
Old Englishvalley, enclosed pasture(from hop "valley, enclosed pasture")
say
Old Englishslope(from sæġ "slope")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")