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Pitland Hill

hill or mountain · East Riding of Yorkshire

PictishAI-generated

This name is likely of Pictish origin, with 'pit' meaning 'portion of land' or 'farmstead'. 'Land' is Old English, referring to the territory. 'Hill' is also Old English.

Word origins

Pit
Pictishportion of land, farmstead(from pett "portion of land")
land
Old Englishland, territory(from land "land")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")