Forest Hill
hill or mountain · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a forest. 'Forest' originally referred to an area of woodland, often under royal control, and 'hill' is a topographic term.
Word origins
- Forest
- Old EnglishAttestedforest, woodland(from forest "forest")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")