Marsh Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Marsh Hill refers to a hill located in or near a marshy area. 'Marsh' describes the wet, boggy ground, and 'Hill' denotes the elevation.
Word origins
- Marsh
- Old EnglishAttestedA wetland area(from mersc "marsh")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedA natural elevation of the earth's surface(from hyll "hill")