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")