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Old Buckenham Hill

hill or mountain · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Old Buckenham Hill is named after the settlement of Old Buckenham, which is of Old English origin. The name means 'Bucca's settlement', with 'Old' distinguishing it from New Buckenham. The 'hill' element is a later addition.

Word origins

Old
Old Englishold(from ald "old")
Buckenham
Old EnglishBucca's settlement(from Bucca "personal name", hām "home, village, estate")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")