Stock Law
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a hill or elevated area with a stockade or a place where livestock were kept. The term 'stock' in Old English could mean a post, a tree trunk, or a place for animals.
Word origins
- Stock
- Old EnglishStockade, post, tree trunk, or place for livestock(from stoc "stock, post, tree, place")
- Law
- Old EnglishHill or prominent feature(from hlaw "hill, mound, prominent feature")