Pinfold Hill
hill or mountain · Norfolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Pinfold Hill likely refers to a hill with a pinfold, an enclosure for impounding stray livestock. The term 'pinfold' is Old English in origin.
Word origins
- Pinfold
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure for stray animals(from pinn "pin", fald "fold, enclosure")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")