Cheriton Hill
hill or mountain · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English word 'cēse' (cheese) with 'tūn' (farmstead or village). It could refer to a settlement associated with cheese production or a place where cheese was traded.
Word origins
- Cheriton
- Old EnglishAttestedcheese farmstead(from cēse "cheese", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")