Loxton Hill
hill or mountain · North Somerset · 176m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Loxton Hill likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'tun', meaning settlement or farmstead. The 'hill' element is a later addition.
Word origins
- Loxton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement of Leofa/Lofa(from Leofa/Lofa "dear, beloved (personal name)", tūn "farmstead, estate, village")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill
Historical forms
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