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Rushy Knowe

hill or mountain · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a small hill or knoll covered in rushes. It combines the Old English 'risc' (rush) with 'cnoll' (knoll, small hill).

Word origins

Rushy
Old Englishrushy, covered in rushes(from risc "rush")
Knowe
Old Englishknoll, small hill(from cnoll "knoll, small hill")