Hopton Hill
hill or mountain · Shropshire · 157m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hopton Hill likely combines the Old English 'hop' (valley, enclosed pasture) with 'tun' (settlement or enclosure). 'Hill' denotes the terrain.
Word origins
- Hop
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, enclosed pasture(from hop "valley, enclosed pasture")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, enclosure(from tun "settlement, enclosure")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")