Melbury Hill
hill or mountain · Dorset · 263m
Old EnglishAI-generated
Melbury Hill likely derives from Old English 'mælbeorg', meaning 'boundary barrow' or 'hill marked by a cross'. It refers to a hill that served as a boundary marker or had a prominent cross or burial mound.
Word origins
- Melbury
- Old Englishboundary barrow or hill marked by a cross(from mæl "boundary, cross, mark", beorg "hill, barrow, mound")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")