Grange Hill
hill or mountain · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Grange Hill' likely refers to a hill associated with a grange, which was a large farming estate, often belonging to a monastery or feudal lord. The term 'grange' itself derives from Old French and ultimately Latin.
Word origins
- Grange
- Old EnglishAttestedFarm estate(from grange "farm, granary", grangia "granary")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")