Lansdown
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
CornishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This place name is likely of Cornish origin, possibly meaning 'the hill of the enclosure' or 'the hill of the church'. It combines 'lan' (church, enclosure) with 'dun' (hill, fort).
Word origins
- Lan
- Cornishchurch, enclosure(from lan "church, enclosure")
- down
- Cornishhill, fort(from dun "hill, fort")
Historical forms
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