Amesbury Hill
hill or mountain · Bath and North East Somerset · 202m
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill near Amesbury. 'Amesbury' is an Old English settlement name, possibly meaning 'Amba's stronghold'. The suffix '-hæw' means 'hill'.
Word origins
- Amesbury
- Old Englishsettlement name(from Ambresbyrig "Amba's stronghold")
- hæw
- Old Englishhill(from hæw "hill")