Stapleton Hill
hill or mountain · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English word 'stapol' (post, pillar, marker) with 'tun' (enclosure, settlement). It could refer to a settlement near a marked hill or a hill associated with a post.
Word origins
- stapel
- Old EnglishAttestedpost, pillar, marker(from stapol "post, pillar, marker")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, settlement")
- hyll
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")