Sharpstone Hill
hill or mountain · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
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 EnglishAttestedSharp or steep stone(from scærpa "sharp, steep", stán "stone")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")