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Horse Hill

hill or mountain · East Riding of Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hill is named after the animal horse. It is likely that the name refers to the terrain, perhaps being a place where horses were kept or grazed.

Word origins

Horse
Old Englishhorse(from hors "horse")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

hors hyll