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Spong Hill

hill or mountain · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Spong Hill likely derives from the Old English word 'spong', meaning a sponge or a piece of tinder. It could refer to a hill that was spongy underfoot, or perhaps was used for gathering tinder.

Word origins

Spong
Old Englishsponge, tinder(from spong "sponge, tinder")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")