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Portsdown Hill East

hill or mountain · City of Portsmouth

Old EnglishAI-generated

Portsdown Hill East is an Old English name. 'Portes dune' means 'hill of the port' or 'hill belonging to the port'. It refers to a hill near a harbour or trading point.

Word origins

Portsdown
Old EnglishHill of the port(from port "harbour, port", dūn "hill, down")
East
Old Englisheast(from ēast "east")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")