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Sharpstone Hill

hill or mountain · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill with a sharp or steep stone, or a hill belonging to a person named Scærfa. The '-a' ending may be a genitive suffix.

Word origins

Sharpstone
Old EnglishSharp or steep stone(from scærpa "sharp, steep", stán "stone")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")