Park Hill
hill or mountain · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Park Hill' refers to a hill that was once part of or adjacent to a park. The word 'park' in this context originally denoted an area of enclosed land, often for keeping animals or for hunting.
Word origins
- Park
- Old Englishenclosed area, often for hunting or keeping animals(from parruc "enclosure, park")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")