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Lower Gornal

suburban area

Old EnglishAI-generated

Lower Gornal is a settlement named after a place associated with a horn or a horn-shaped feature, situated at a lower level. The 'Lower' indicates its position.

Word origins

Lower
Old Englishlower(from lāw "low")
Gornal
Old Englishhorn-shaped place(from horn "horn", halh "nook, corner, hollow")

Historical forms

Gornhull (1227)