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Millstone Rigg

hill or mountain · County Durham · 489m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a ridge, likely named after a millstone. The 'mill' element comes from Old English 'mylen' meaning mill, and 'stan' meaning stone.

Word origins

Millstone
Old Englishstone used for grinding grain(from mylen "mill", stan "stone")
Rigg
Old Englishridge