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Hummersea Bank

cliff or slope · Redcar and Cleveland

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely combines the Old Norse 'humarr', meaning 'lobster', with 'sae', meaning 'sea'. It could refer to a place where lobsters were found or a sea area associated with them. 'Bank' is a common topographical term.

Word origins

Hummersea
Old Norselobster sea(from humarr "lobster", sae "sea")
Bank
Old Englishbank(from banc "bank")