Heath Hill
hill or mountain · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill characterized by heathland. 'Heath' refers to open, uncultivated land with low shrubs, and 'hill' denotes the elevated terrain.
Word origins
- Heath
- Old EnglishHeathland, open uncultivated land(from hæð "heath")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")