Pear Tree Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill where pear trees grow or are located. 'Pear tree' is a straightforward English description of the flora, and 'hill' denotes the landform.
Word origins
- Pear Tree
- Old EnglishAttestedpear tree(from peru "pear", trēow "tree")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")