Hutton Roof
hamlet · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
Hutton Roof likely derives from the Old English 'hōh tūn' meaning settlement on a heel-shaped spur of land, with 'roof' possibly referring to a ridge or crest. It describes a settlement on the crest of a spur.
Word origins
- Hutton
- Old Englishsettlement on a spur of land(from hōh tūn "settlement on a spur of land")
- Roof
- Old Englishridge, crest(from rōf "ridge, crest")