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Murton Fell [Knock Murton]

hill or mountain · Cumberland · 446m

Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated

Murton is likely derived from a personal name and a settlement. 'Fell' means hill or mountain, and 'Knock' is a Gaelic word for a hill.

Word origins

Murton
Old NorseMurt's farmstead(from Murt "personal name", tun "farmstead, village")
fell
Old Norsehill, mountain(from fjall "mountain")
Knock
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")