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Irton Moor Hill

hill or mountain · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Irton Moor Hill combines the Old English place name 'Irton' with 'moor' and 'hill'. 'Irton' likely means a farmstead or village associated with a person named 'Ira' or 'Eira'. The 'moor' and 'hill' elements describe the landscape.

Word origins

Irton
Old EnglishSettlement associated with a person named Ira or Eira.(from Ira/Eira "Personal name", tūn "farmstead, village")
Moor
Old EnglishOpen, uncultivated land.
Hill
Old EnglishHill.