Presthope
settlement · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Presthope is likely named after a priest's homestead or estate. It combines the Old English 'preost' meaning priest with 'hop' meaning a valley or enclosure.
Word origins
- Prest
- Old EnglishAttestedpriest's(from preost "priest")
- hope
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, enclosure(from hop "valley, enclosure")
Historical forms
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