Brimstree Hill
hill or mountain · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Brimstree Hill likely derives from the Old English 'brym-treow', meaning a noisy tree, possibly a prominent or wind-battered tree on the hill. 'Hill' is a redundant topographical descriptor.
Word origins
- Brimstree
- Old EnglishAttestednoisy tree(from brym "roar, noise", treow "tree")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")