Bury Hill
hill or mountain · South Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This hill is named after a fortified place, likely a burh, which was a type of fortified settlement or stronghold in Anglo-Saxon England. The 'hill' element simply denotes the terrain.
Word origins
- Bury
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fortified place, stronghold")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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