Stockbridge Hill
hill or mountain · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a 'stock'. This could mean a stockade, a place for livestock, or a tree trunk.
Word origins
- Stock
- Old EnglishAttestedStockade, post, tree trunk, or place for livestock(from stoc "stock, post, tree, place")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")