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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")