Milton Hill
hill or mountain · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Milton Hill refers to a settlement or farmstead by a mill, situated on or near a hill. It combines 'mylen' (mill) with 'tūn' (settlement) and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Milton
- Old EnglishAttestedMill settlement(from mylen "mill", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")