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Sourmoor Hill

hill or mountain · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Sourmoor Hill likely describes a hill on a moor that was considered 'sour' or infertile, or perhaps where sour-tasting plants grew.

Word origins

Sourmoor
Old Englishsour or infertile moor(from sūr "sour", mōr "moor, heath")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")