Patcombe Hill
hill or mountain · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill is named after a valley used for grazing. The name combines the Old English word 'pæcc' possibly meaning a patch of land or a small area, with 'cumb' meaning a valley, and 'hyll' meaning hill.
Word origins
- Patcombe
- Old EnglishAttesteda valley on a patch of land(from pæcc "patch", cumb "valley")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")