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Stonehills

hill or mountain · Surrey

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill where stones are found or a hill characterized by stones. It is a combination of 'stan' (stone), 'hylas' (plural of hyll, hills), or possibly 'hild' (battle), and 'hyll' (hill). Given the context, 'stones' is more likely.

Word origins

Stan
Old Englishstone(from stān "stone")
hills
Old Englishhills(from hylas "hills")