Hanging Hill
hill or mountain · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill with a steep or overhanging feature. The term 'hanging' describes a precipitous aspect of the hill.
Word origins
- hanging
- Old EnglishAttestedoverhanging, precipitous(from hangende "hanging")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")