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Shepherdskirk Hill

hill or mountain · Northumberland · 202m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill associated with a place called Shepherd's Kirk. 'Shepherd' likely derives from the Old English 'scēaphierd' (shepherd), and 'kirk' is from Old Norse for church.

Word origins

Shepherd
Old Englishshepherd(from scēaphierd "shepherd")
kirk
Old Norsechurch(from kirkja "church")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")